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

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Date:   Tue, 6 Apr 2021 13:22:49 +0000
From:   Roy Im <roy.im.opensource@...semi.com>
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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/input/misc/da7280.c                |  2 +-

Acked-by: Roy Im <roy.im.opensource@...semi.com>