linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] qcom: spmi-wled: Add support for qcom wled driver

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Date:   Thu, 16 Nov 2017 08:55:10 -0800
From:   Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>
To:     Kiran Gunda <kgunda@...eaurora.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>,
        Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>,
        Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm-owner@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V1 1/4] qcom: spmi-wled: Add support for qcom wled driver

On Thu 16 Nov 04:18 PST 2017, Kiran Gunda wrote:

> WLED driver provides the interface to the display driver to
> adjust the brightness of the display backlight.
> 

Hi Kiran,

This driver has a lot in common with the already upstream pm8941-wled.c,
because it's just a new revision of the same block.

Please extend the existing driver rather than providing a new one
(and yes, renaming the file is okay).

Regards,
Bjorn