On 02/28/11 11:28, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > 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... > Come to think of it, Bill, could you post these at this stage to show the full benefit of this move? -- 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
