linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] backlight: add max25014atg backlighty

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Message-ID: <aQ4cyVKzgBUfpsj9@aspen.lan>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 16:22:33 +0000
From: Daniel Thompson <daniel@...cstar.com>
To: Frank Li <Frank.li@....com>
Cc: maudspierings@...ontroll.com, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Daniel Thompson <danielt@...nel.org>,
	Jingoo Han <jingoohan1@...il.com>, Pavel Machek <pavel@...nel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org,
	imx@...ts.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/4] backlight: add max25014atg backlighty

On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 10:51:11AM -0500, Frank Li wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 01:49:59PM +0100, Maud Spierings via B4 Relay wrote:
> > From: Maud Spierings <maudspierings@...ontroll.com>
> >
> > The Maxim MAX25014 is a 4-channel automotive grade backlight driver IC
> > with integrated boost controller.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Maud Spierings <maudspierings@...ontroll.com>

<snip>

> > +static int max25014_probe(struct i2c_client *cl)
> > +{
> > +	struct backlight_device *bl;
> > +	const struct i2c_device_id *id = i2c_client_get_device_id(cl);
> > +	struct max25014 *maxim;
> > +	struct backlight_properties props;
> > +	int ret;
> > +	uint32_t initial_brightness = 50;
>
> try keep reverise christmas order

I thought reverse christmas tree order only applied to code where the
maintainers called it out in Development/process (e.g. netdev and tip).


Daniel.