linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: Fix period and polarity in pwm

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Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2014 10:38:00 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>
Cc:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@...il.com>,
	Hans-Christian Egtvedt <egtvedt@...fundet.no>,
	linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux-sh list <linux-sh@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	stable <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: Fix period and polarity in pwm_get() for non-perfect matches

Hi Thierry,

On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 10:20 AM, Thierry Reding
<thierry.reding@...il.com> wrote:
> Could we achieve the same by storing a pointer to the best match and
> then use that instead of p? Perhaps something like this:
>
>         struct pwm_lookup *entry;
>
>         ...
>
>                 if (match > best) {
>                         chip = pwmchip_find_by_name(p->provider);
>                         entry = p;
>
>                         if (match != 3)
>                                 best = match;
>                         else
>                                 break;
>                 }
>
>         ...
>
>         if (chip)
>                 pwm = pwm_request_from_chip(chip, entry->index,
>                                             con_id ?: dev_id);
>         if (IS_ERR(pwm))
>                 return pwm;
>
>         pwm_set_period(pwm, entry->period);
>         pwm_set_polarity(pwm, entry->polarity);
>
> ?

That's possible. But that will add complexity, as you have to move the
"mutex_unlock(&pwm_lookup_lock);" after the last user of "entry" again,
and add a goto for the IS_ERR(pwm) case.
So I'm not sure it's worth the effort.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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