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Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2023 16:00:32 +0000
From: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@...m.it>
To: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>
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Subject: RE: [PATCH v3 1/2] dt-bindings: backlight: Add MPS MP3309C
Hi Daniel,
...
> > > > +required:
> > > > + - compatible
> > > > + - reg
> > > > + - max-brightness
> > >
> > > Why is this mandatory?
> > >
> > > There's no point in setting max-brightness when running in I2C mode
> > > (max- brightness should default to 31 in that case).
> > >
> > >
> > > > + - default-brightness
> > >
> > > Again. I'm not clear why this needs to be mandatory.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Ok, you are right, I'll remove max-brightness and default-brightness
> > from required properties list. I think to change these properties, for
> > the pwm dimming, into a clearer:
> >
> > - brightness-levels (uint32)
> > - default-brightness-levels (uint32).
> >
> > For example:
> >
> > brightness-levels:
> > description:
> > Number of brightness levels. The actual brightness
> > level (PWM duty cycle) will be interpolated from 0 to this value.
> > 0 means a 0% duty cycle (darkest/off), while the brightness-levels
> represents
> > a 100% duty cycle (brightest).
> > $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> >
> > default-brightness-level:
> > description:
> > The default brightness level (from 0 to brightness-levels)
> > $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> >
> > Example:
> > brightness-levels = <10>;
> > default-brightness-level = <6>;
> >
> > What do you think about this solution?
>
> If you want to introduce a brightness-levels property then I would expect it to
> be defined with the same meaning as pwm-backlight (it's not relevant to the
> bindings but ideally it would be implemented by refactoring and reusing the
> code from pwm_bl.c).
ok, I'll use the brightness-levels property as used in pwm-backlight
>
> Same with default-brightness-level although I'm not sure why one wouldn't
> just use default-brightness for new bindings (doesn't default-brightness-level
> simply do exactly the same thing as default-brightness).
ok for default-brightness instead of default-brightness-level
>
>
> Daniel.
Thanks an best regards,
Flavio
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