linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH/RFC v5 02/57] leds: Add LED_BRIGHTNESS

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Date:	Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:05:22 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cooloney@...il.com, rpurdie@...ys.net, stsp@...rs.sourceforge.net,
	Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH/RFC v5 02/57] leds: Add LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 11:37:15AM +0200, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> This patch adds LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag to the LED core to make it
> capable of discerning between drivers that implement brightness_set op
> in the old manner, i.e. the ones which use work queue internally, and
> drivers that implement brightness_set op in the new manner, i.e. they
> are aware that brightness_set op will be called from a work queue task
> by the LED core.
> In the new approach all drivers that implement brightness_set op should
> also set LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag.

Hi Jacek

Why have the drivers set this flag? The core code can look at the two
ops function pointers and figure it out for itself.

    Andrew
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