[PATCH] ARM: dts: imx53: add support for Ka-Ro TX53 modules

Shawn Guo shawn.guo at linaro.org
Fri Dec 13 07:16:48 EST 2013


On Fri, Dec 13, 2013 at 10:54:17AM +0100, Lothar Waßmann wrote:
> > > +		compatible = "pwm-backlight";
> > > +		pwms = <&pwm2 0 500000>;
> > > +		power-supply = <&reg_3v3>;
> > > +		brightness-levels = <
> > > +			100 99 98 97 96 95 94 93 92 91
> > > +			 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81
> > > +			 80 79 78 77 76 75 74 73 72 71
> > > +			 70 69 68 67 66 65 64 63 62 61
> > > +			 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51
> > > +			 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41
> > > +			 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32 31
> > > +			 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21
> > > +			 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11
> > > +			 10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1
> > > +			  0
> > 
> > Why is it so unique to start with 100 and end with 0?  Does it even
> > work?  Here is what I read from bindings doc.
> > 
> Yes, it works. The backlight control of the displays we typically use
> is active low. This is a poor man's way to get an inverted PWM output!
> (And one in which the number written to the sysfs file corresponds to
> the actual duty cycle of the PWM output)

I think Linux pwm driver should be improved for this case rather than
manipulate device tree in a way that violate the defined bindings.

Shawn




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