regulator: consumer.rst: document bulk operations

The current consumer documentation does not include bulk operations,
providing an example of how to acquire multiple regulators by calling
regulator_get() multiple times. That solution is valid and slightly
simpler for a small amount of regulators, but it does not scale well.

Document the bulk operations to get, enable and disable regulators.

Signed-off-by: Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco.cruz@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250819-reg_consumer_doc-v1-1-b631fc0d35a3@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
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@ -23,10 +23,18 @@ To release the regulator the consumer driver should call ::
regulator_put(regulator); regulator_put(regulator);
Consumers can be supplied by more than one regulator e.g. codec consumer with Consumers can be supplied by more than one regulator e.g. codec consumer with
analog and digital supplies :: analog and digital supplies by means of bulk operations ::
struct regulator_bulk_data supplies[2];
supplies[0].supply = "Vcc"; /* digital core */
supplies[1].supply = "Avdd"; /* analog */
ret = regulator_bulk_get(dev, ARRAY_SIZE(supplies), supplies);
// convenience helper to call regulator_put() on multiple regulators
regulator_bulk_free(ARRAY_SIZE(supplies), supplies);
digital = regulator_get(dev, "Vcc"); /* digital core */
analog = regulator_get(dev, "Avdd"); /* analog */
The regulator access functions regulator_get() and regulator_put() will The regulator access functions regulator_get() and regulator_put() will
usually be called in your device drivers probe() and remove() respectively. usually be called in your device drivers probe() and remove() respectively.
@ -51,11 +59,21 @@ A consumer can determine if a regulator is enabled by calling::
This will return > zero when the regulator is enabled. This will return > zero when the regulator is enabled.
A set of regulators can be enabled with a single bulk operation ::
int regulator_bulk_enable(int num_consumers,
struct regulator_bulk_data *consumers);
A consumer can disable its supply when no longer needed by calling:: A consumer can disable its supply when no longer needed by calling::
int regulator_disable(regulator); int regulator_disable(regulator);
Or a number of them ::
int regulator_bulk_disable(int num_consumers,
struct regulator_bulk_data *consumers);
NOTE: NOTE:
This may not disable the supply if it's shared with other consumers. The This may not disable the supply if it's shared with other consumers. The
regulator will only be disabled when the enabled reference count is zero. regulator will only be disabled when the enabled reference count is zero.
@ -64,11 +82,15 @@ Finally, a regulator can be forcefully disabled in the case of an emergency::
int regulator_force_disable(regulator); int regulator_force_disable(regulator);
This operation is also supported for multiple regulators ::
int regulator_bulk_force_disable(int num_consumers,
struct regulator_bulk_data *consumers);
NOTE: NOTE:
this will immediately and forcefully shutdown the regulator output. All this will immediately and forcefully shutdown the regulator output. All
consumers will be powered off. consumers will be powered off.
3. Regulator Voltage Control & Status (dynamic drivers) 3. Regulator Voltage Control & Status (dynamic drivers)
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