[U-Boot] [PATCH V2] OMAP5: Power: Add more functionality to Palmas driver

[Lubomir Popov]

> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Lubomir Popov <lpopov at mm-sol.com> wrote:
>> Well, I needed it when bringing up the board ;) - to validate the
>> supplies, clocks, etc. Right, this function should be embraced within a
>> #ifdef CONFIG_PALSMAS_AUDPWR and not compile in the general case (my
>> code
>> calling it is #ifdef-ed anyway).
> Right, and you need u-boot modified to do validation? I think either
> such code should stay out of tree, or be validated by expicit i2c
> commands (which already is supported) OR tested by virtual regulator
> consumer in linux ;)
>
> I dont think we should make u-boot an OS. just my 2 cents. my rule of
> thumb is: if it is not needed for boot, do it elsewhere other than
> bootloader.
Yes, TI has omapboot, just a bootloader. I think that U-Boot, on the other
hand,
has become a quite powerfull tool, with a lot of useful functionality, at
least for
me as a hardware guy. But of course, if the community thinks of it as of a
bootloader only, I give up. ;)
> Regards,
> NM
>
Best regards,
Lubo