Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] Add support for the LTM8054 voltage regulator

Guenter Roeck
2025-11-24T14:57:51Z

On 11/24/25 06:48, Romain Gantois wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> This is version four of my series which adds initial support of the Linear
> Technology LTM8054 voltage regulator. The driver supports a fixed voltage
> and a tunable output current limit using a DAC-controlled pin.
>
> I'd say that the most unusual part of this series is the usage of the IIO
> consumer API in a regulator driver. I think this makes sense here, since
> the regulator driver has to access a DAC to read/set the output current
> limit.
>

I don't think that is a valid reason. Literally every driver measuring voltages
or current uses a DAC to do it. How else would one convert an analog value
into a digital value ?

Guenter