> >> >> On 28 of September 2010 10:40:42 Arun Murthy wrote: > >> >> > The existing pwm based led and backlight driver makes use of > the > >> >> > pwm(include/linux/pwm.h). So all the board specific pwm drivers > >> will > >> >> > be exposing the same set of function name as in > >> include/linux/pwm.h. > >> >> > As a result build fails. > >> >> > >> >> Which build fails? One with multi-SoC support? Please be more > >> specific. > >> > Sure will add this in v2. > >> > > >> > >> Could you clarify for the benefit of all, which specific issues you > are > >> trying to address with this patch series > > 1. Now since all the pwm driver export same set of > function(pwm_enable, pwm_disable,..), if it happens that there are two > pwm driver enabled this > > leads to re-declaration and results in build failure. The proper way > to handle this would be to have a pwm core function, and let all the > pwm > > drivers register to the pwm core driver. > > 2. The above scenario also occurs in place of multi-soc environment. > Lets say OMAP has a pwm module and that is being used for primary lcd > backlight > > and twl has a backlight that is being used for controlling the > charging led brightness. In this case there exists 2 pwm drivers and > one pwm driver > > will be used by pwm_bl.c and other by leds-pwm.c > > Speaking specifically of OMAP4, twl6030 supports multiple PWMs i.e for > display/keypad backlight, charging > led. But there should not be need for multiple drivers since twl6030- > pwm should be able to support > all these (currently it doesnot though). So there would single > pwm_enable, pwm_disable exported and driver > internally takes care configuring the correct PWM based on id. Would it > not be similar > situation for other hardware also. > You are right, there is only one pwm module in twl4030/twl6030 and this module might have any number or pwm's line PWM1, PWM2, PWM3 etc. My consideration is when you have two separate pwm modules on different soc. Its not in case of OMAP boards. But that was just an example that I gave. Let me be more specific, consider an environment where there is an APE and Power Management subsystem(separate IC but on same board/platform) APE has a pwm module and Power Management SubSystem also has pwm module. Both are part of the platform. Not there exists two drivers in a single platform and both of them are enabled. Building such a kernel results in re-declaration build error. Hope I am clear, I am not trying to distinguish the number of pwm in a pwm module, but trying to distinguish the number of pwm modules in an environment/platform. Thanks and Regards, Arun R Murthy ------------
