> static int mvebu_pwm_request(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm) > { > struct mvebu_pwm *mvpwm = to_mvebu_pwm(chip); > struct mvebu_gpio_chip *mvchip = mvpwm->mvchip; > struct gpio_desc *desc; > + struct mvebu_pwm *counter; > unsigned long flags; > int ret = 0; > > spin_lock_irqsave(&mvpwm->lock, flags); > > - if (mvpwm->gpiod) { > - ret = -EBUSY; > - } else { > - desc = gpiochip_request_own_desc(&mvchip->chip, > - pwm->hwpwm, "mvebu-pwm"); > - if (IS_ERR(desc)) { > - ret = PTR_ERR(desc); > + counter = mvpwm; > + if (counter->gpiod) { > + counter = mvebu_pwm_get_avail_counter(); > + if (!counter) { > + ret = -EBUSY; I don't understand this bit of code. Please could you explain what is going on. > goto out; > } > > - ret = gpiod_direction_output(desc, 0); > - if (ret) { > - gpiochip_free_own_desc(desc); > - goto out; > - } > + pwm->chip_data = counter; > + } > > - mvpwm->gpiod = desc; > + desc = gpiochip_request_own_desc(&mvchip->chip, > + pwm->hwpwm, "mvebu-pwm"); > + if (IS_ERR(desc)) { > + ret = PTR_ERR(desc); > + goto out; > } > + > + ret = gpiod_direction_output(desc, 0); > + if (ret) { > + gpiochip_free_own_desc(desc); > + goto out; > + } > + > + regmap_update_bits(mvchip->regs, GPIO_BLINK_CNT_SELECT_OFF + > + mvchip->offset, BIT(pwm->hwpwm), > + counter->id ? BIT(pwm->hwpwm) : 0); > + regmap_read(mvchip->regs, GPIO_BLINK_CNT_SELECT_OFF + > + mvchip->offset, &counter->blink_select); > + > + counter->gpiod = desc; > out: > spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mvpwm->lock, flags); > return ret; > @@ -632,6 +666,11 @@ static void mvebu_pwm_free(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm) > struct mvebu_pwm *mvpwm = to_mvebu_pwm(chip); > unsigned long flags; > > + if (pwm->chip_data) { > + mvpwm = (struct mvebu_pwm *) pwm->chip_data; > + pwm->chip_data = NULL; > + } > + > spin_lock_irqsave(&mvpwm->lock, flags); > gpiochip_free_own_desc(mvpwm->gpiod); > mvpwm->gpiod = NULL; > @@ -648,6 +687,9 @@ static void mvebu_pwm_get_state(struct pwm_chip *chip, > unsigned long flags; > u32 u; > > + if (pwm->chip_data) > + mvpwm = (struct mvebu_pwm *) pwm->chip_data; > + You should not need a cast here, if chip_data is a void *. What is pwm->chip_data is a NULL? Don't you then use an uninitialized mvpwm? Andrew