linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pwm: Rename pwm_get_state() to better reflect its semantic

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Date:   Tue, 06 Apr 2021 12:32:58 +0300
From:   Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Uwe Kleine-König 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm: Rename pwm_get_state() to better reflect its semantic

On Tue, 06 Apr 2021, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de> wrote:
> Given that lowlevel drivers usually cannot implement exactly what a
> consumer requests with pwm_apply_state() there is some rounding involved.
>
> pwm_get_state() traditionally returned the setting that was requested most
> recently by the consumer (opposed to what was actually implemented in
> hardware in reply to the last request). To make this semantic obvious
> rename the function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
> ---

>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c |  4 +--

Acked-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...el.com>


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