linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] backlight: mp3309c: Use pwm_apply_might

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Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2024 17:43:37 +0100
From: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@...gutronix.de>
To: Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
Cc: Flavio Suligoi <f.suligoi@...m.it>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, 
	Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@...aro.org>, Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>, 
	dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-pwm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] backlight: mp3309c: Use pwm_apply_might_sleep()

Hello Sean,

On Sun, Jan 28, 2024 at 03:49:04PM +0000, Sean Young wrote:
> pwm_apply_state() is deprecated since commit c748a6d77c06a ("pwm: Rename
> pwm_apply_state() to pwm_apply_might_sleep()"). This is the final user
> in the tree.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sean Young <sean@...s.org>

The "problem" here is that the mp3309c driver didn't exist yet in commit
c748a6d77c06a, so it relies on the pwm_apply_state compatibility stub.

I would mention that in the commit log.

Otherwise the change looks fine.

thanks for catching and addressing this issue
Uwe

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