Thread (33 messages) 33 messages, 7 authors, 2012-08-24

Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] pwm_backlight: use power sequences

From: Stephen Warren <hidden>
Date: 2012-08-16 18:42:31
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On 08/16/2012 12:08 AM, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
Make use of the power sequences specified in the device tree or platform
data to control how the backlight is powered on and off.
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+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/video/backlight/pwm-backlight.txt
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 Required properties:
   - compatible: "pwm-backlight"
-  - pwms: OF device-tree PWM specification (see PWM binding[0])
   - brightness-levels: Array of distinct brightness levels. Typically these
       are in the range from 0 to 255, but any range starting at 0 will do.
       The actual brightness level (PWM duty cycle) will be interpolated
@@ -10,19 +9,72 @@ Required properties:
       last value in the array represents a 100% duty cycle (brightest).
   - default-brightness-level: the default brightness level (index into the
       array defined by the "brightness-levels" property)
+  - pwms: OF device-tree PWM specification (see PWM binding[0]). Exactly one PWM
+      must be specified
There's probably no need to move that entry just to change it?
 Optional properties:
-  - pwm-names: a list of names for the PWM devices specified in the
-               "pwms" property (see PWM binding[0])
+  - *-supply: regulators used within a power sequence
+  - *-gpio: GPIOs used within a power sequence
I don't think these really warrant mentioning here; such properties are
part of the standard regulator and GPIO bindings, and are required as a
side-effect of a power sequence using a resource of those types, rather
than being something actively defined or needed directly by the
pwm-backlight binding.
+  - pwm-names: name for the PWM device specified in the "pwms" property (see PWM
+      binding[0]). Necessary if power sequences are used
+  - power-on-sequence: Power sequence (see Power sequences[1]) used to bring the
+      backlight on. This sequence must reference the PWM specified in the pwms
+      property by its name. It can also reference other resources supported by
+      the power sequences mechanism
+  - power-off-sequence: Power sequence (see Power sequences[1]) used to bring
+      the backlight off. This sequence must reference the PWM specified in the
+      pwms property by its name. It can also reference other resources supported
+      by the power sequences mechanism
For these two, I would personally simply say that the pwm-backlight
binding requires that two power sequences named "on" and "off" must
exists, and are to defined according to [1].
 [0]: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
+[1]: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/power_seq/power_seq.txt
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