Re: [PATCH] led: core: fix misleading comment after workqueue removal from drivers

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Hi Heiner,

On 01/10/2016 06:16 PM, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
Now that workqueues have been removed from individual drivers and
were replaced with a core-internal workqueue we shouldn't
encourage people to add new workqueues to drivers.

Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
  include/linux/leds.h | 5 ++++-
  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/leds.h b/include/linux/leds.h
index bc1476f..4429887 100644
--- a/include/linux/leds.h
+++ b/include/linux/leds.h
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ struct led_classdev {
  #define LED_DEV_CAP_FLASH	(1 << 23)

  	/* Set LED brightness level */
-	/* Must not sleep, use a workqueue if needed */
+	/* Must not sleep. If no non-blocking version can be provided
+	 * set brightness_set_blocking only. The LED core will use an
+	 * internal work queue to create a non-blocking version.
+	 */

This comment isn't easily comprehensible at first glance.

How about:

"Must not sleep. Use brightness_set_blocking for drivers
that can sleep while setting brightness."

  	void		(*brightness_set)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
  					  enum led_brightness brightness);
  	/*



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Best Regards,
Jacek Anaszewski
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