Re: [PATCH v13 04/10] pwm: max7360: Add MAX7360 PWM support

["Mathieu Dubois-Briand" <mathieu.dubois-briand@bootlin.com>]

On Mon Aug 18, 2025 at 11:05 AM CEST, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Aug 11, 2025 at 12:46:22PM +0200, Mathieu Dubois-Briand wrote:
>> From: Kamel Bouhara <kamel.bouhara@bootlin.com>
>> 
>> Add driver for Maxim Integrated MAX7360 PWM controller, supporting up to
>> 8 independent PWM outputs.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Kamel Bouhara <kamel.bouhara@bootlin.com>
>> Co-developed-by: Mathieu Dubois-Briand <mathieu.dubois-briand@bootlin.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Mathieu Dubois-Briand <mathieu.dubois-briand@bootlin.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com>
>> ---
>> ...
>> +static int max7360_pwm_round_waveform_tohw(struct pwm_chip *chip,
>> +					   struct pwm_device *pwm,
>> +					   const struct pwm_waveform *wf,
>> +					   void *_wfhw)
>> +{
>> +	struct max7360_pwm_waveform *wfhw = _wfhw;
>> +	u64 duty_steps;
>> +
>> +	/*
>> +	 * Ignore user provided values for period_length_ns and duty_offset_ns:
>> +	 * we only support fixed period of MAX7360_PWM_PERIOD_NS and offset of 0.
>> +	 * Values from 0 to 254 as duty_steps will provide duty cycles of 0/256
>> +	 * to 254/256, while value 255 will provide a duty cycle of 100%.
>> +	 */
>> +	if (wf->duty_length_ns >= MAX7360_PWM_PERIOD_NS) {
>> +		duty_steps = MAX7360_PWM_MAX;
>> +	} else {
>> +		duty_steps = (u32)wf->duty_length_ns * MAX7360_PWM_STEPS / MAX7360_PWM_PERIOD_NS;
>> +		if (duty_steps == MAX7360_PWM_MAX)
>> +			duty_steps = MAX7360_PWM_MAX - 1;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	wfhw->duty_steps = min(MAX7360_PWM_MAX, duty_steps);
>> +	wfhw->enabled = !!wf->period_length_ns;
>> +
>> +	if (wf->period_length_ns < MAX7360_PWM_PERIOD_NS)
>
> I know this code was suggested as is by me, but I think we need:
>
> 	if (wf->period_length_ns && wf->period_length_ns < MAX7360_PWM_PERIOD_NS)
>
> here to prevent to trigger a PWM_DEBUG warning. Sorry to spot this only
> now.
>

Right, this does make sense. I will send a new version shortly.

>> +		return 1;
>> +	else
>> +		return 0;
>> +}
>
> Best regards
> Uwe

Best regards,
Mathieu

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