Re: [RFC 7/8] hwmon: Altera Arria10 System Resource Chip - HW Monitor

Mark Brown
2016-03-29T22:29:27Z

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On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 04:43:41PM -0500, Thor Thayer wrote:

> Yes, I see your point. In looking at the regulator drivers, I interpret
> those as being controlled by the driver whereas this chip is passively
> reporting status.

If the device isn't doing regulation it's not a regulator.

> After reading the referenced document, I agree that hwmon probably isn't
> appropriate. However, the regulator doesn't seem appropriate either (the
> only status appears to be tied to battery properties).

We report status for regulators but that's tied to monitoring that's
built into a device that does regulation.

How about IIO or power supply?

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