Re: [PATCH] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix condition to set enable gpio as output

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Sun Apr 16 2017 - 16:55:40 EST


Hi Paul,

On Sun, Apr 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Paul Kocialkowski <contact@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The move to a dedicated pwm_backlight_initial_power_state function in
> commit 7613c922315e308a6486d802abed2eb74443dffd modified the condition
> to set the enable gpio as output. This breaks specific use cases using
> that GPIO, such as tegra124-based nyan Chromebooks where backlight
> stopped working.
>
> This puts the condition back to the way it was before the move.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Kocialkowski <contact@xxxxxxxx>

Does "[PATCH v2] backlight: pwm_bl: Fix GPIO out for unimplemented
.get_direction()"
(https://lkml.org/lkml/2017/4/4/225) fix your issue?

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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