Re: [PATCH v5 2/2] Add PWM fan controller driver for LGM SoC

[Uwe Kleine-KÃnig]

Hello,

On Mon, Jul 27, 2020 at 03:30:16PM +0800, Tanwar, Rahul wrote:
> On 27/7/2020 3:01 pm, Uwe Kleine-König wrote:
> > In v4 you had:
> >
> > 	if (state->polarity != PWM_POLARITY_NORMAL ||
> > 	    state->period < pc->period)
> > 		return -EINVAL;
> >
> > That's the right thing to do (even though I was unsettled at one point
> > and wrote it was wrong). The check in v5 with state->period !=
> > pc->period is wrong.
> 
> Does that mean we should allow state->period >= pc->period cases?

Yes, the driver is supposed to implement the longest period not longer
than the requested one. This implies everything >= pc->period is fine.

> If the state->period is greater than HW supported pc->period and
> if we allow it then the duty cycle will again be evaluated to be
> incorrect/higher than requested duty cycle. Am i missing something
> else? Thanks.

Yes, similar as with period you're supposed to implement the longest
duty cycle your hardware supports and that is not longer than the
requested duty cycle.

Best regards
Uwe

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