On 02/28/11 10:31, Sascha Hauer wrote: > On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 09:38:38PM -0600, Bill Gatliff wrote: >> Andrew, Linus: >> >> >> The git repository described in the following pull request implements >> a generic PWM device driver API. This API is intended to eventually >> supercede the existing PWM device drivers, but during a migration >> period will coexist peacefully with them. > > Sorry for the late answer, but it took some time to read the patches > again. > > Is it a good idea to have to APIs for the same thing in the kernel? > The old API has users whereas the new API has none. How can we migrate > from one API to the other when for example the backlight pwm driver > depends on the old API, SoC level drivers implement the old API, but > the atmel pwm driver is only available for the new API? > See the info in Bill's previous postings. He has other drivers queued up but wants to break up the review burden by merging this core stuff first... -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-embedded" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
