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author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-01-11 00:51:06 +0100 |
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committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-01-11 00:51:06 +0100 |
commit | 0811a433c61e85f895018239c4466a36311cd5de (patch) | |
tree | 276933e518e5525d24ae37b02df2db9909679260 /Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator | |
parent | c299030765292434b73572f9bcfe84951ff06614 (diff) | |
parent | 3d14bdad40315b54470cb7812293d14c8af2bf7d (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'linus' into core/iommu
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator index 3731f6f29bcb..873ef1fc1569 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator @@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called - state. This holds the regulator output state. + Some regulator directories will contain a field called + state. This reports the regulator enable status, for + regulators which can report that value. This will be one of the following strings: @@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ Description: 'disabled' means the regulator output is OFF and is not supplying power to the system.. - 'unknown' means software cannot determine the state. + 'unknown' means software cannot determine the state, or + the reported state is invalid. NOTE: this field can be used in conjunction with microvolts and microamps to determine regulator output levels. @@ -53,9 +55,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting - measured in microvolts (i.e. E-6 Volts). + measured in microvolts (i.e. E-6 Volts), for regulators + which can report that voltage. NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator output voltage level as this value is the same regardless of @@ -67,9 +70,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called microamps. This holds the regulator output current limit - setting measured in microamps (i.e. E-6 Amps). + setting measured in microamps (i.e. E-6 Amps), for regulators + which can report that current. NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator output current level as this value is the same regardless of @@ -81,8 +85,9 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called - opmode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting. + Some regulator directories will contain a field called + opmode. This holds the current regulator operating mode, + for regulators which can report it. The opmode value can be one of the following strings: @@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ Description: 'standby' 'unknown' - The modes are described in include/linux/regulator/regulator.h + The modes are described in include/linux/regulator/consumer.h NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator output operating mode as this value is the same regardless of @@ -104,9 +109,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called min_microvolts. This holds the minimum safe working regulator - output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts. + output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts, + for regulators which support voltage constraints. NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if the power domain has no min microvolts constraint defined by @@ -118,9 +124,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called max_microvolts. This holds the maximum safe working regulator - output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts. + output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts, + for regulators which support voltage constraints. NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if the power domain has no max microvolts constraint defined by @@ -132,10 +139,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called min_microamps. This holds the minimum safe working regulator output current limit setting for this domain measured in - microamps. + microamps, for regulators which support current constraints. NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if the power domain has no min microamps constraint defined by @@ -147,10 +154,10 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called max_microamps. This holds the maximum safe working regulator output current limit setting for this domain measured in - microamps. + microamps, for regulators which support current constraints. NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if the power domain has no max microamps constraint defined by @@ -185,7 +192,7 @@ Date: April 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called requested_microamps. This holds the total requested load current in microamps for this regulator from all its consumer devices. @@ -204,125 +211,102 @@ Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_mem_microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when - the system is suspended to memory. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to memory voltage defined by - platform code. + the system is suspended to memory, for voltage regulators + implementing suspend voltage configuration constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_microvolts Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_disk_microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when - the system is suspended to disk. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to disk voltage defined by - platform code. + the system is suspended to disk, for voltage regulators + implementing suspend voltage configuration constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_microvolts Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_standby_microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts when - the system is suspended to standby. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to standby voltage defined by - platform code. + the system is suspended to standby, for voltage regulators + implementing suspend voltage configuration constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_mem_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting for this domain when the system is suspended to - memory. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to memory mode defined by - platform code. + memory, for regulators implementing suspend mode + configuration constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_disk_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode - setting for this domain when the system is suspended to disk. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to disk mode defined by - platform code. + setting for this domain when the system is suspended to disk, + for regulators implementing suspend mode configuration + constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_mode Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_standby_mode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting for this domain when the system is suspended to - standby. - - NOTE: this will return the string 'not defined' if - the power domain has no suspend to standby mode defined by - platform code. + standby, for regulators implementing suspend mode + configuration constraints. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_mem_state. This holds the regulator operating state - when suspended to memory. - - This will be one of the following strings: + when suspended to memory, for regulators implementing suspend + configuration constraints. - 'enabled' - 'disabled' - 'not defined' + This will be one of the same strings reported by + the "state" attribute. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_disk_state. This holds the regulator operating state - when suspended to disk. - - This will be one of the following strings: + when suspended to disk, for regulators implementing + suspend configuration constraints. - 'enabled' - 'disabled' - 'not defined' + This will be one of the same strings reported by + the "state" attribute. What: /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_state Date: May 2008 KernelVersion: 2.6.26 Contact: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Description: - Each regulator directory will contain a field called + Some regulator directories will contain a field called suspend_standby_state. This holds the regulator operating - state when suspended to standby. - - This will be one of the following strings: + state when suspended to standby, for regulators implementing + suspend configuration constraints. - 'enabled' - 'disabled' - 'not defined' + This will be one of the same strings reported by + the "state" attribute. |