linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] backlight: gpio-backlight: Fix warning when the GPIO is on a I2C chip

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Date:	Fri, 9 May 2014 11:06:45 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com>
Cc:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux-OMAP <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] backlight: gpio-backlight: Fix warning when the GPIO is
 on a I2C chip

On Fri, May 9, 2014 at 5:42 AM, Jingoo Han <jg1.han@...sung.com> wrote:

> Linus Walleij,
> Is there any reason to keep these two functions such as
> gpiod_set_raw_value_cansleep() and gpiod_set_raw_value()?

Yes, the former can *not* be called from interrupt context,
and thus erroneous usage can be detected with runtime checks.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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