Re: [PATCH v7 12/13] backlight: pwm_bl: Use 64-bit division macros for period and duty cycle

From: Guru Das Srinagesh
Date: Tue Mar 10 2020 - 14:12:45 EST


On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 02:34:32PM +0000, Daniel Thompson wrote:
> This patch looks like it is a tiny change to get the pwm_backlight to
> perform 64-bit division. Most of the above text is completely irrelevant
> to the change contained in this patch. No need to justify the change in
> the PWM structures here since that can go in the patch that changes
> those structures. Just describe what this patch does, perhaps something
> like the following:
>
> The PWM API will shortly switch the state.period and
> state.duty_cycle fields to 64-bit values. Make pwm_bl
> ready for this transition by adopting 64-bit division
> macros.

Will update the commit text accordingly.

> Also please copy the backlight maintainers into the covering letter. It
> is useful to place patches like this into context.

Will do.

Thank you.

Guru Das.