linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] pwm_backlight: Fix PWM levels support in non DT case

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2013 22:01:23 +0100
From:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...onic-design.de>
To:	Peter Ujfalusi <peter.ujfalusi@...com>
Cc:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Florian Tobias Schandinat <FlorianSchandinat@....de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] pwm_backlight: Fix PWM levels support in non DT case

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 02:39:53PM +0100, Peter Ujfalusi wrote:
> It is expected that board files would have:
> static unsigned int bl_levels[] = { 0, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, };
> 
> static struct platform_pwm_backlight_data bl_data = {
> 	.levels = bl_levels,
> 	.max_brightness = ARRAY_SIZE(bl_levels),
> 	.dft_brightness = 4,
> 	.pwm_period_ns = 7812500,
> };
> 
> In this case the max_brightness would be out of range in the levels array.
> Decrement the received max_brightness in every case (DT or non DT) when the
> levels has been provided.

What's wrong with specifying .max_brightness = ARRAY_SIZE(bl_levels) - 1
instead?

Thierry

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