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Message-ID: <20110515105850.GH30539@n2100.arm.linux.org.uk>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2011 11:58:50 +0100
From: Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc: Mohan Pallaka <mpallaka@...eaurora.org>,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
linux-arm-kernel@...ts.intradead.org, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] pwm: Add __weak attributed functions for pwm
operations
On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 01:00:31AM -0700, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 06:13:21PM +0530, Mohan Pallaka wrote:
> > For chip drivers that support both pwm and non-pwm modes
> > would encounter compilation errors if the platform doesn't
> > have support for pwm though the chip is programmed to work
> > in non-pwm mode. Add __weak attributed pwm functions to avoid
> > compilation issues in these scenarios.
> >
>
> Russell,
>
> You seem to have authored pwm.h, do you have any objections to this
> change?
This seems to be a recipe for an oops. Have a look at how
linux/regulator/consumer.h deals with this kind of problem, and notice
that we have CONFIG_HAVE_PWM to indicate whether this interface is
supported or not.
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