[PATCH] backlight: pwm_bl: Do not make the regulator mandatory
Marek Vasut
marex at denx.de
Thu Nov 21 19:42:22 EST 2013
Dear Fabio Estevam,
> Commit 22ceeee1 (pwm-backlight: Add power supply support) caused breakage
> on boards that do not define the backlight regulator on their dts files.
>
> Instead of making the backlight regulator mandatory, treat it as optional
> instead, so that we do not have breakage.
>
> This avoids the need for adding a dummy regulator on every dts file that
> uses the pwm-backlight.
>
> Tested on a mx6qsabresd.
This patch certainly makes sense, there are plenty of simple boards that have no
actual supply for the PWM.
Acked-by: Marek Vasut <marex at denx.de>
Best regards,
Marek Vasut
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