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diff --git a/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt b/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt index ffd185bb605..8ed17587a74 100644 --- a/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt +++ b/Documentation/power/regulator/overview.txt @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ regulators (where voltage output is controllable) and current sinks (where current limit is controllable). (C) 2008 Wolfson Microelectronics PLC. -Author: Liam Girdwood <lg@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com> +Author: Liam Girdwood <lrg@slimlogic.co.uk> Nomenclature @@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ Some terms used in this document:- o Consumer - Electronic device that is supplied power by a regulator. Consumers can be classified into two types:- - Static: consumer does not change it's supply voltage or + Static: consumer does not change its supply voltage or current limit. It only needs to enable or disable it's - power supply. It's supply voltage is set by the hardware, + power supply. Its supply voltage is set by the hardware, bootloader, firmware or kernel board initialisation code. Dynamic: consumer needs to change it's supply voltage or current limit to meet operation demands. - o Power Domain - Electronic circuit that is supplied it's input power by the + o Power Domain - Electronic circuit that is supplied its input power by the output power of a regulator, switch or by another power domain. |