linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 13/24] input: misc: max8997: explicitly apply PWM config extracted from pwm

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Date:	Sun, 17 Apr 2016 05:45:48 -0700
From:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:	Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 13/24] input: misc: max8997: explicitly apply PWM
 config extracted from pwm_args

On Thu, Apr 14, 2016 at 09:17:33PM +0200, Boris Brezillon wrote:
> Call pwm_apply_args() just after requesting the PWM device so that the
> polarity and period are initialized according to the information provided
> in pwm_args.
> 
> This is an intermediate state, and pwm_apply_args() should be dropped as
> soon as the atomic PWM infrastructure is in place and the driver makes
> use of it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c | 6 ++++++
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c b/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
> index a806ba3..bf17f65 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/misc/max8997_haptic.c
> @@ -304,6 +304,12 @@ static int max8997_haptic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>  				error);
>  			goto err_free_mem;
>  		}
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * FIXME: pwm_apply_args() should be removed when switching to
> +		 * the atomic PWM API.
> +		 */
> +		pwm_apply_args(chip->pwm);

I do not understand. We did not fetch/modify any args, what are we
applying and why? Especially since we saying we want to remove this
later.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry