linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: Move AB8500 PWM driver to PWM framework

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Message-ID: <20120913152558.GA19478@avionic-0098.mockup.avionic-design.de>
Date:	Thu, 13 Sep 2012 17:25:58 +0200
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>
To:	Arun MURTHY <arun.murthy@...ricsson.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Srinidhi KASAGAR <srinidhi.kasagar@...ricsson.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: Move AB8500 PWM driver to PWM framework

On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 03:22:09PM +0200, Thierry Reding wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 01:28:44PM +0200, Arun MURTHY wrote:
> > > On Sun, Sep 2, 2012 at 12:30 PM, Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-
> > > design.de> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > This commit moves the driver to drivers/pwm and converts it to the new
> > > > PWM framework.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>
> > > > ---
> > > > Note: I'll take this through the PWM tree, but I'd like to have it
> > > > acknowledged by a few people who know the hardware and can actually
> > > > test whether this still works.
> > > 
> > > Pls include Arun on these patches, he'll know best if it'll work or not.
> > > 
> > > I have one generic question: will this alter the layout of sysfs so we need to
> > > change userspace? I had such issues before when moving drivers to new
> > > busses...
> > > 
> > 
> > Since this pwm framework is still a set of exported functions in a header file,
> > the file architecture doesn't really matter. 
> > Using this driver, either leds-pwm and backlight-pwm is used to register and
> > this is where actual registration happens(sysfs entry is created).
> 
> Hi Arun,
> 
> Have you been able to verify, then, that the driver still works after
> this patch? Can I add your Acked-by as well?

Hi Arun,

any news on this?

Thierry

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