[PATCH] pwm: Rename pwm_get_state() to better reflect its semantic

Jani Nikula jani.nikula at linux.intel.com
Tue Apr 6 10:32:58 BST 2021


On Tue, 06 Apr 2021, Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de> wrote:
> Given that lowlevel drivers usually cannot implement exactly what a
> consumer requests with pwm_apply_state() there is some rounding involved.
>
> pwm_get_state() traditionally returned the setting that was requested most
> recently by the consumer (opposed to what was actually implemented in
> hardware in reply to the last request). To make this semantic obvious
> rename the function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig at pengutronix.de>
> ---

>  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_panel.c |  4 +--

Acked-by: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula at intel.com>


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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center



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