Re: [PATCH 1/2] video: ssd1307fb: Print PWM period using 64-bit format specifier

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Wed Jun 17 2020 - 03:18:48 EST


Hi Thierry,

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 4:17 PM Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The PWM core will soon change the duty cycle and period of PWMs to 64
> bits to allow for a broader range of values. Use a 64-bit format
> specifier to avoid a warning when that change is made.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@xxxxxxxxx>

> --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
> @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int ssd1307fb_init(struct ssd1307fb_par *par)
> /* Enable the PWM */
> pwm_enable(par->pwm);
>
> - dev_dbg(&par->client->dev, "Using PWM%d with a %dns period.\n",
> + dev_dbg(&par->client->dev, "Using PWM%d with a %lluns period.\n",
> par->pwm->pwm, pwm_get_period(par->pwm));
> }

This change must be done together with changing the return type of
pwm_get_period(), else you will get a compiler warning, and will print a
bogus value.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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