[RFC Patch 1/4] mfd: AXP20x: Add power supply bindings documentation

Maxime Ripard
2014-11-05T14:48:32Z

On Tue, Nov 04, 2014 at 10:08:27PM +0100, Bruno Pr?mont wrote:
> On Tue, 04 November 2014 Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@free-electrons.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 03, 2014 at 09:02:44PM +0100, Bruno Pr?mont wrote:
> > > Doing something like this?:
> > >
> > > --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts
> > > +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/sun7i-a20-cubietruck.dts
> > > @@ -126,9 +126,11 @@
> > > interrupt-controller;
> > > #interrupt-cells = <1>;
> > >
> > > - backup = <3000000 200>;
> > > - battery.resistance = <100>;
> > > - battery.capacity = <2000>;
> > > + x-powers,backup = <3000000 200>;
> >
> > I don't really remember what was that property used for. Would it make
> > sense to put it into the battery node?
>
> The backup/rtc battery is completely distinct from main battery.
>
> It's presence is in no way related to that of the main battery,
> thus I would not put it into the same node.
> As all the information needed is included in the property I see
> no reason to move it into a separate node.

Oh. So it is to model some button battery that might be here to keep
the RTC state while the board is unpowered?

How is that related to the PMIC?

Maybe modeling as a fixed regulator would be more accurate.

Maxime

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