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SubjectRe: [GIT PULL] Generic PWM Device API
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...




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