linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] pwm-backlight: fix the panel power sequence

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Date:	Thu, 29 Oct 2015 16:40:59 +0100
From:	Philipp Zabel <p.zabel@...gutronix.de>
To:	YH Huang <yh.huang@...iatek.com>
Cc:	Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
	Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	yingjoe.chen@...iatek.com,
	Jean-Christophe Plagniol-Villard <plagnioj@...osoft.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] pwm-backlight: fix the panel power sequence

Hi YH,

Am Donnerstag, den 22.10.2015, 23:12 +0800 schrieb YH Huang:
> In the case of the panel disabled by the bootloader,
> your patch still has the following code and always enables the backlight
> in the probe function.
> pb->enable_gpio = devm_gpiod_get_optional(&pdev->dev, "enable",
> -						  GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);

You are right.

> What do you think if I remove these two lines in my patch?
> if (pb->enable_gpio)
> 	gpiod_direction_output(pb->enable_gpio, 0);

That won't work if the gpio is still configured as input. How about I
add the GPIOD_ASIS change to my patch you remove that and the above from
yours?

best regards
Philipp

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