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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt')
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diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt index 82b7a43aadb..55c4175d809 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/consumer.txt @@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ Please see overview.txt for a description of the terms used in this text. 1. Consumer Regulator Access (static & dynamic drivers) ======================================================= -A consumer driver can get access to it's supply regulator by calling :- +A consumer driver can get access to its supply regulator by calling :- regulator = regulator_get(dev, "Vcc"); -The consumer passes in it's struct device pointer and power supply ID. The core +The consumer passes in its struct device pointer and power supply ID. The core then finds the correct regulator by consulting a machine specific lookup table. If the lookup is successful then this call will return a pointer to the struct regulator that supplies this consumer. @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ usually be called in your device drivers probe() and remove() respectively. 2. Regulator Output Enable & Disable (static & dynamic drivers) ==================================================================== -A consumer can enable it's power supply by calling:- +A consumer can enable its power supply by calling:- int regulator_enable(regulator); @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ int regulator_is_enabled(regulator); This will return > zero when the regulator is enabled. -A consumer can disable it's supply when no longer needed by calling :- +A consumer can disable its supply when no longer needed by calling :- int regulator_disable(regulator); @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ to set the limit to 500mA when supplying power. Consumers can control their supply current limit by calling :- -int regulator_set_current_limit(regulator, min_uV, max_uV); +int regulator_set_current_limit(regulator, min_uA, max_uA); Where min_uA and max_uA are the minimum and maximum acceptable current limit in microamps. @@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ by calling :- int regulator_set_optimum_mode(struct regulator *regulator, int load_uA); This will cause the core to recalculate the total load on the regulator (based -on all it's consumers) and change operating mode (if necessary and permitted) +on all its consumers) and change operating mode (if necessary and permitted) to best match the current operating load. The load_uA value can be determined from the consumers datasheet. e.g.most @@ -178,5 +178,5 @@ Consumers can uregister interest by calling :- int regulator_unregister_notifier(struct regulator *regulator, struct notifier_block *nb); -Regulators use the kernel notifier framework to send event to thier interested +Regulators use the kernel notifier framework to send event to their interested consumers. |