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authorMark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>2008-10-10 15:33:20 +0100
committerLiam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>2008-10-13 21:51:53 +0100
commitbc558a60b58f638ee0188affb627d4894a97b1c7 (patch)
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parent42fad570b666256a3fd009e23e74cbb365a29ca8 (diff)
downloadlinux-bc558a60b58f638ee0188affb627d4894a97b1c7.tar.gz
regulator: Export regulator name via sysfs
Provide a new file 'name' in the regulator sysfs class with a human
readable name for the regulator for use in applications.

Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
Signed-off-by: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator
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+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-regulator
@@ -157,6 +157,19 @@ Description:
 		platform code.
 
 
+What:		/sys/class/regulator/.../name
+Date:		October 2008
+KernelVersion:	2.6.28
+Contact:	Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk>
+Description:
+		Each regulator directory will contain a field called
+		name. This holds a string identifying the regulator for
+		display purposes.
+
+		NOTE: this will be empty if no suitable name is provided
+		by platform or regulator drivers.
+
+
 What:		/sys/class/regulator/.../num_users
 Date:		April 2008
 KernelVersion:	2.6.26