linux-kernel - Re: [PWM v9 1/3] PWM: Implement a generic PWM framework

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Message-ID: <20110414195842.GA18872@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 14 Apr 2011 12:58:42 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Cc:	Bill Gatliff <bgat@...lgatliff.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org,
	Wolfram Sang <w.sang@...gutronix.de>,
	Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>
Subject: Re: [PWM v9 1/3] PWM: Implement a generic PWM framework

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 01:49:27PM -0600, Grant Likely wrote:
> > +static struct class pwm_class = {
> > +       .name           = "pwm",
> > +       .owner          = THIS_MODULE,
> > +       .dev_attrs      = pwm_dev_attrs,
> > +};
> 
> >From my understanding, class is deprecated.  I believe you should be
> using bus_type directly now.  Check with Greg and Kay.

Yes, that is correct, please don't create new classes if at all
possible.  And this code looks like it is fine to use a bus_type.

thanks,

greg k-h
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