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

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Date:	Thu, 20 Sep 2012 12:54:09 +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 Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 07:01:16AM +0200, Arun MURTHY wrote:
> > 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
> 
> Hi Thierry,
> 	Works with certain changes in platform data which I can manage
> to push it later.
> 
> Acked-by: Arun Murthy<arun.murthy@...ricsson.com>

Thanks. I've pushed this patch to my for-next branch.

Thierry

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