Re: [PATCH v3 05/10] pwm: add PWM mode to pwm_config()

[Claudiu Beznea]

On 28.02.2018 21:44, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 02:01:16PM +0200, Claudiu Beznea wrote:
>> Add PWM mode to pwm_config() function. The drivers which uses pwm_config()
>> were adapted to this change.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm/mach-s3c24xx/mach-rx1950.c  | 11 +++++++++--
>>  drivers/bus/ts-nbus.c                |  2 +-
>>  drivers/clk/clk-pwm.c                |  3 ++-
>>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_panel.c   | 17 ++++++++++++++---
>>  drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c              |  2 +-
>>  drivers/input/misc/max77693-haptic.c |  2 +-
>>  drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c  |  6 +++++-
>>  drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c              |  5 ++++-
>>  drivers/media/rc/ir-rx51.c           |  5 ++++-
>>  drivers/media/rc/pwm-ir-tx.c         |  5 ++++-
>>  drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c |  4 +++-
>>  drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c  |  4 +++-
>>  drivers/video/backlight/lp8788_bl.c  |  5 ++++-
>>  drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c     | 11 +++++++++--
>>  drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c      |  3 ++-
>>  include/linux/pwm.h                  |  6 ++++--
>>  16 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> 
> I don't think it makes sense to leak mode support into the legacy API.
> The pwm_config() function is considered legacy
I missed this aspect.

 and should eventually go
> away. As such it doesn't make sense to integrate a new feature such as
> PWM modes into it. 
Agree.

All users of pwm_config() assume normal mode, and
> that's what pwm_config() should provide.
Agree.

> 
> Anyone that needs something other than normal mode should use the new
> atomic PWM API.
Agree.

> 
> Thierry
>