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Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:43:27 +0530
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] regulator: Provide a check for dummy regulator
From: Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@linaro.org>
To: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
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On 20 April 2012 19:18, Jassi Brar <jaswinder.singh@linaro.org> wrote:
>
>>  To repeat yet again you're not supposed to actually use dummy regulators,
>> you're supposed to fully specify the regulators on your platform.
>>
> I use dummy regulators for what they are meant for - until every platform
> completely define supplies for every consumer.
> We are not there yet, yet one 'ideal' consumer suffers because of that.
>
> If you ask me to go away and disable dummy and update all consumers
> and their platforms, then I say why not remove the concept of dummy
> altogether which only delays full compliance to the regulator api ?
>
Btw, by 'all platforms' I meant those based on my SoC. Popular term - machines.