Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] mfd: aat2870: Derive brightness steps from max current

From: Lee Jones

Date: Mon Oct 19 2026 - 12:00:18 EST


Wrong subject line.

Please review, explain or fix the Sashiko review(s).
If this is a set, this request includes the other patches too.

> The AAT2870 allows only 32 steps of brightness, with this amount defined
> by the maximum supported current. Remove the need for max_brightness by
> calculating the allowed number of steps from the maximum current.
>
> Signed-off-by: Svyatoslav Ryhel <clamor95@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c | 30 ++++++++++------------------
> 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
> index 8b790df1e842b..eb686e315921d 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/aat2870_bl.c
> @@ -24,18 +24,6 @@ struct aat2870_bl_driver_data {
> int brightness; /* current brightness */
> };
>
> -static inline int aat2870_brightness(struct aat2870_bl_driver_data *aat2870_bl,
> - int brightness)
> -{
> - struct backlight_device *bd = aat2870_bl->bd;
> - int val;
> -
> - val = brightness * (aat2870_bl->max_current - 1);
> - val /= bd->props.max_brightness;
> -
> - return val;
> -}
> -
> static inline int aat2870_bl_enable(struct aat2870_bl_driver_data *aat2870_bl)
> {
> struct aat2870_data *aat2870
> @@ -69,10 +57,11 @@ static int aat2870_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bd)
> dev_dbg(&bd->dev, "brightness=%d, power=%d, state=%d\n",
> bd->props.brightness, bd->props.power, bd->props.state);
>
> - ret = aat2870->write(aat2870, AAT2870_BLM,
> - (u8)aat2870_brightness(aat2870_bl, brightness));
> - if (ret < 0)
> - return ret;
> + if (brightness) {
> + ret = aat2870->write(aat2870, AAT2870_BLM, (u8)brightness - 1);
> + if (ret < 0)
> + return ret;
> + }
>
> if (brightness == 0) {
> ret = aat2870_bl_disable(aat2870_bl);
> @@ -150,10 +139,11 @@ static int aat2870_bl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> else
> aat2870_bl->max_current = AAT2870_CURRENT_27_9;
>
> - if (pdata->max_brightness > 0)
> - bd->props.max_brightness = pdata->max_brightness;
> - else
> - bd->props.max_brightness = 255;
> + /*
> + * The maximum number of brightness steps is determined by the max current.
> + * The aat2870_current enum maps directly to the allowed brightness steps.
> + */
> + bd->props.max_brightness = pdata->max_current;

What happens if 'pdata->max_current' is 0? Above, we fall back to
AAT2870_CURRENT_27_9 when assigning 'aat2870_bl->max_current'. Shouldn't this
use 'aat2870_bl->max_current' instead, and if 'aat2870_bl->max_current' is no
longer used anywhere else, should it be dropped from 'aat2870_bl_driver_data'?

>
> aat2870_bl->brightness = 0;
> bd->props.power = BACKLIGHT_POWER_ON;
> --
> 2.53.0
>

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Lee Jones