From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Beomho Seo Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] power: max77843_charger: Add Max77843 charger device driver Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:01:34 +0900 Message-ID: <551119DE.2070402@samsung.com> References: <1425291038-18269-1-git-send-email-jaewon02.kim@samsung.com> <1425291038-18269-3-git-send-email-jaewon02.kim@samsung.com> <20150307201340.GF5233@earth> <54FCEABE.9000007@samsung.com> <54FD880E.30903@samsung.com> <1425903199.13415.9.camel@AMDC1943> <54FEF541.6000305@samsung.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-reply-to: <54FEF541.6000305-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org> Sender: devicetree-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Krzysztof Kozlowski Cc: Lee Jones , Sebastian Reichel , Jaewon Kim , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-pm-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, linux-input-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Inki Dae , SangBae Lee , Rob Herring , Pawel Moll , Mark Rutland , Ian Campbell , Kumar Gala , Chanwoo Choi , Dmitry Torokhov List-Id: linux-pm@vger.kernel.org On 03/10/2015 10:44 PM, Beomho Seo wrote: > On 03/09/2015 09:13 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: >> On pon, 2015-03-09 at 20:46 +0900, Beomho Seo wrote: >>> On 03/09/2015 08:02 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote: >>>> 2015-03-09 1:35 GMT+01:00 Beomho Seo : >>>>> On 03/08/2015 05:13 AM, Sebastian Reichel wrote: >>>>>> On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 07:10:35PM +0900, Jaewon Kim wrote: >>>>>>> From: Beomho Seo >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This patch adds device driver of max77843 charger. This driver provide >>>>>>> initialize each charging mode(e.g. fast charge, top-off mode and constant >>>>>>> charging mode so on.). Additionally, control charging paramters to use >>>>>>> i2c interface. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Cc: Sebastian Reichel >>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Beomho Seo >>>>>> >>>>>> Reviewed-By: Sebastian Reichel >>>>>> >>>>>> I can't take it as is, since it depends on the private header file >>>>>> of PATCHv1. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- Sebastian >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This patch reviewed by Sebastian. >>>>> Could you Please merge that your git tree ? >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> ... and again we are adding a new driver for very similar chipset to >>>> already supported. I looked at spec and the charger's registers are >>>> almost the same as for max77693. Their layout and addresses are the >>>> same. I see some minor differences, probably the most important would >>>> be different values current (fast-charge, top-off). But still 90% of >>>> registers are the same... Do we really have to add new driver? >>>> >>>> Best regards, >>>> Krzysztof >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-input" in >>>> the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org >>>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >>>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Thank you for your comment. As you say, both chip set are similar. >>> But new driver need for support max77843. It is support different below >>> - Provide Battery presence information. >> >> Another set of power supply properties could be added for that chip. >> This way the get_property() function would be the same but actually the >> POWER_SUPPLY_PROP_PRESENT won't be called for max77693. >> >>> - Can OTG FET control. >> >> Where the OTG FET feature is it enabled in your driver? I couldn't find >> it. >> > > Sorry. This driver don't control OTG FET feature. > >>> - Bigger Fast charge current, Top Off current Threshold selection. >>> - Various and bigger OTG current limitation. >>> - Bigger primary charger termination voltage setting. >>> - Different maximum input current limit selection(Different step). >> >> Yes, I mentioned some of these differences (the Fast/top-off >> differences). These are differences in values so it does not require new >> driver. There is need to develop new driver just to support different >> current (3.0 A instead of 2.1 A) or voltage threshold. >> > > They are different charging current, OTG current limitation, top off current, > charging limitation value. In case OTG current limitation different not > limitation value but using register bit(max77843 use[7:6] max77693 use[7] > bit only). Even if this driver not support all feature, some register > different with max77693(support value, use register bit). > > If this driver will combined with max77693 may even be beneficial for > new Maxim driver. But the present, this driver is related with > max77843 core driver and max77843-regulator. So I hope this driver > merge first. And then will extend two driver(max77843 charger and max77693 charger). > >> So the only new feature - battery presence - can be easily added to >> existing driver. The driver can be extended for different >> current/voltage values. Such extension may even be beneficial for new >> Maxim MUIC/PMIC chipsets. >> >> >> Best regards, >> Krzysztof >> > > Best regards, > Beomho Seo Krzysztof, gentle ping? Best regards, Beomho Seo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html