linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] pwm_backlight: Validate dft

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Date:	Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:58:46 +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 2/4] pwm_backlight: Validate dft_brightness in main probe
 function

On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 01:38:18PM +0100, Peter Ujfalusi wrote:
> Hi Thierry,
> 
> On 01/22/2013 02:39 PM, Peter Ujfalusi wrote:
> > Move the dft_brightness validity check from the DT parsing function to the
> > main probe. In this way we can validate it in case we are booting with or
> > without DT.
> 
> Based on the discussion the rest of the series is going to be dropped, but
> what about this single patch?
> I think it is still addresses a valid issue, which is that in non DT boot we
> do not check if the dft_brightness is within valid range.
> 
> I can resend this patch alone since it is not going to apply on mainline as it is.

No that's okay. I've gone ahead and applied in manually.

Thanks,
Thierry

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