regulator: documentation - ABI
authorLiam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:23:59 +0000 (17:23 +0100)
committerLiam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:10:22 +0000 (10:10 +0100)
This adds documentation describing the sysfs ABI used by the regulator
framework.

Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator [new file with mode: 0644]

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+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../state
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               state. This holds the regulator output state.
+
+               This will be one of the following strings:
+
+               'enabled'
+               'disabled'
+               'unknown'
+
+               'enabled' means the regulator output is ON and is supplying
+               power to the system.
+
+               'disabled' means the regulator output is OFF and is not
+               supplying power to the system..
+
+               'unknown' means software cannot determine the state.
+
+               NOTE: this field can be used in conjunction with microvolts
+               and microamps to determine regulator output levels.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../type
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               type. This holds the regulator type.
+
+               This will be one of the following strings:
+
+               'voltage'
+               'current'
+               'unknown'
+
+               'voltage' means the regulator output voltage can be controlled
+               by software.
+
+               'current' means the regulator output current limit can be
+               controlled by software.
+
+               'unknown' means software cannot control either voltage or
+               current limit.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../microvolts
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               microvolts. This holds the regulator output voltage setting
+               measured in microvolts (i.e. E-6 Volts).
+
+               NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+               output voltage level as this value is the same regardless of
+               whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../microamps
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               microamps. This holds the regulator output current limit
+               setting measured in microamps (i.e. E-6 Amps).
+
+               NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+               output current level as this value is the same regardless of
+               whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../opmode
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               opmode. This holds the regulator operating mode setting.
+
+               The opmode value can be one of the following strings:
+
+               'fast'
+               'normal'
+               'idle'
+               'standby'
+               'unknown'
+
+               The modes are described in include/linux/regulator/regulator.h
+
+               NOTE: This value should not be used to determine the regulator
+               output operating mode as this value is the same regardless of
+               whether the regulator is enabled or disabled.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microvolts
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               min_microvolts. This holds the minimum safe working regulator
+               output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts.
+
+               NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+               the power domain has no min microvolts constraint defined by
+               platform code.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microvolts
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               max_microvolts. This holds the maximum safe working regulator
+               output voltage setting for this domain measured in microvolts.
+
+               NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+               the power domain has no max microvolts constraint defined by
+               platform code.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../min_microamps
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               min_microamps. This holds the minimum safe working regulator
+               output current limit setting for this domain measured in
+               microamps.
+
+               NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+               the power domain has no min microamps constraint defined by
+               platform code.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../max_microamps
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               max_microamps. This holds the maximum safe working regulator
+               output current limit setting for this domain measured in
+               microamps.
+
+               NOTE: this will return the string 'constraint not defined' if
+               the power domain has no max microamps constraint defined by
+               platform code.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../num_users
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               num_users. This holds the number of consumer devices that
+               have called regulator_enable() on this regulator.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../requested_microamps
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+               requested_microamps. This holds the total requested load
+               current in microamps for this regulator from all its consumer
+               devices.
+
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../parent
+Date:          April 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Some regulator directories will contain a link called parent.
+               This points to the parent or supply regulator if one exists.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_microvolts
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_microvolts
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_microvolts
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_mode
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_mode
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_mode
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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.
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_mem_state
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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:
+
+               'enabled'
+               'disabled'
+               'not defined'
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_disk_state
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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:
+
+               'enabled'
+               'disabled'
+               'not defined'
+
+What:          /sys/class/regulator/.../suspend_standby_state
+Date:          May 2008
+KernelVersion: 2.6.26
+Contact:       Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
+Description:
+               Each regulator directory 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:
+
+               'enabled'
+               'disabled'
+               'not defined'