linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] leds: Rename brightness_set_sync op to brightness_set

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Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2015 17:36:51 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	andrew@...n.ch, sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com,
	stsp@...rs.sourceforge.net, ospite@...denti.unina.it,
	davem@...emloft.net, linus.walleij@...aro.org,
	ricardo.ribalda@...il.com, p.meerwald@...-electronic.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] leds: Rename brightness_set_sync op to
 brightness_set_blocking

On Wed 2015-09-16 12:47:42, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> The initial purpose of brightness_set_sync op, introduced along with
> the LED flash class extension, was to add a means for setting torch LED
> brightness as soon as possible, which couldn't have been guaranteed by
> brightness_set op. This patch renames the op to brightness_set_blocking,
> which describes its purpose in a more generic way, and is beneficial
> in view of the prospective changes in the core related to using
> LED core's set_brightness_work for setting brightness for LED class
> drivers that can sleep or use delays while setting brightness.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>

Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
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