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From: Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>
To: Alex Courbot <acourbot-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>,
	Thierry Reding
	<thierry.reding-RM9K5IK7kjKj5M59NBduVrNAH6kLmebB@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-tegra-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-tegra-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
	"linux-fbdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
	<linux-fbdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pwm-backlight: add regulator and GPIO support
Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2012 15:24:51 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20120704152451.GA7333@sirena.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4FF45DDF.9000306-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

On Thu, Jul 05, 2012 at 12:14:39AM +0900, Alex Courbot wrote:
> On Wed 04 Jul 2012 10:00:56 PM JST, Sascha Hauer wrote:

> >Also please be aware that using a regulator in the pwm backlight will
> >instantly break all existing users. That's hardly your fault though.

> Sorry, I don't see why. Could you elaborate on this?

All existing machines will start failing during probe as they won't be
able to find the regulator - you should ideally make sure everyone in
mainline gets an appropriate regulator set up.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-07-04 15:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-06-29 13:22 [PATCH] pwm-backlight: add regulator and GPIO support Alexandre Courbot
     [not found] ` <1340976167-27298-1-git-send-email-acourbot-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-29 16:04   ` Stephen Warren
     [not found]     ` <4FEDD222.7050905-3lzwWm7+Weoh9ZMKESR00Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-06-30  3:54       ` Alex Courbot
2012-06-30 18:37   ` Thierry Reding
     [not found]     ` <20120630183742.GE23990-RM9K5IK7kjIyiCvfTdI0JKcOhU4Rzj621B7CTYaBSLdn68oJJulU0Q@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-02  3:35       ` Alexandre Courbot
     [not found]         ` <4FF116F0.5070602-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-02  6:46           ` Thierry Reding
     [not found]             ` <20120702064624.GA8683-RM9K5IK7kjIQXX3q8xo1gnVAuStQJXxyR5q1nwbD4aMs9pC9oP6+/A@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-02  7:18               ` Alexandre Courbot
2012-07-04 10:48   ` Sascha Hauer
     [not found]     ` <20120704104840.GJ24458-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 12:26       ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]         ` <4FF43692.2040805-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 12:27           ` Mark Brown
2012-07-04 13:00           ` Sascha Hauer
     [not found]             ` <20120704130056.GC30009-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 15:14               ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]                 ` <4FF45DDF.9000306-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-04 15:24                   ` Mark Brown [this message]
     [not found]                     ` <20120704152451.GA7333-GFdadSzt00ze9xe1eoZjHA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  2:36                       ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]                         ` <4FF4FDC0.8020405-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  6:20                           ` Sascha Hauer
     [not found]                             ` <20120705062011.GI30009-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  6:25                               ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]                                 ` <4FF53368.6090805-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  6:47                                   ` Sascha Hauer
     [not found]                                     ` <20120705064742.GL30009-bIcnvbaLZ9MEGnE8C9+IrQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  7:43                                       ` Alex Courbot
     [not found]                                         ` <4FF5459F.5090201-DDmLM1+adcrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-05  7:57                                           ` Thierry Reding
2012-07-05  8:12                                             ` Alex Courbot
2012-07-05 16:03                                               ` Stephen Warren
2012-07-09  5:19                                                 ` Jingoo Han
     [not found]                                                   ` <00ae01cd5d92$70d1f9f0$5275edd0$%han-Sze3O3UU22JBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>
2012-07-09  6:12                                                     ` Alex Courbot
2012-07-05  8:02                                           ` Sascha Hauer
2012-07-05 10:41                                             ` Mark Brown
2012-07-05 10:39                                           ` Mark Brown
2012-07-05 10:37                                 ` Mark Brown
2012-07-04 20:26                   ` Sascha Hauer

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