linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/1] pwm: pca9685: fix gpio-only operation.

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Date:   Thu, 20 Apr 2017 10:12:23 -0400
From:   Sven Van Asbroeck <thesven73@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>, linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sven Van Asbroeck <TheSven73@...glemail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/1] pwm: pca9685: fix gpio-only operation.

> Taking above into consideration perhaps sleep is not quite good word
> at all. By functional description it sounds like latency tolerance to
> me.

That's true, but the bit description in the chip datasheet is 'SLEEP'.
(its real function is suspend/low power, but the chip designers called
it 'SLEEP')

Calling the bit/function something else is likely to confuse someone
who's reading the driver in combination with the chip datasheet.