Re: [PATCH v6 4/4] hwmon: pmbus: mpq8646: gate the writes

Markus Elfring <[email protected]> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:00:13 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-hwmon,org.kernel.vger.linux-devicetree,org.kernel.vger.linux-doc,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
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> The write cases of debugfs entries are provisioning and bench
> helpers. By designs the MPQ8646 powers the CPU cores rail,
> so a wrong write can brown out the board or persist a bad
> setpoint into finite-cycle NVM.
See also once more:
* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v7.2-rc5#n94

* https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst?h=v7.2-rc5#n669


Regards,
Markus