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-rw-r--r--drivers/mfd/wm8350-core.c16
1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-core.c b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-core.c
index 0d47fb9e4b3..d63a530c4fe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm8350-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm8350-core.c
@@ -299,6 +299,13 @@ int wm8350_block_write(struct wm8350 *wm8350, int start_reg, int regs,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8350_block_write);
+/**
+ * wm8350_reg_lock()
+ *
+ * The WM8350 has a hardware lock which can be used to prevent writes to
+ * some registers (generally those which can cause particularly serious
+ * problems if misused). This function enables that lock.
+ */
int wm8350_reg_lock(struct wm8350 *wm8350)
{
u16 key = WM8350_LOCK_KEY;
@@ -314,6 +321,15 @@ int wm8350_reg_lock(struct wm8350 *wm8350)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(wm8350_reg_lock);
+/**
+ * wm8350_reg_unlock()
+ *
+ * The WM8350 has a hardware lock which can be used to prevent writes to
+ * some registers (generally those which can cause particularly serious
+ * problems if misused). This function disables that lock so updates
+ * can be performed. For maximum safety this should be done only when
+ * required.
+ */
int wm8350_reg_unlock(struct wm8350 *wm8350)
{
u16 key = WM8350_UNLOCK_KEY;