From: Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com>
To: linux-leds@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, cooloney@gmail.com,
rpurdie@rpsys.net, stsp@users.sourceforge.net,
Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>,
Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>,
Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Subject: [PATCH/RFC v5 11/57] Documentation: leds: Add description of brightness_set* ops
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2015 11:37:24 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1439285890-27329-12-git-send-email-j.anaszewski@samsung.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1439285890-27329-1-git-send-email-j.anaszewski@samsung.com>
This patch adds description of brightness_set and a recently introduced
brightness_set_nonblocking op.
Signed-off-by: Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@samsung.com>
Cc: Bryan Wu <cooloney@gmail.com>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Cc: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: Stas Sergeev <stsp@users.sourceforge.net>
---
Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt b/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt
index 62261c0..fde8fef 100644
--- a/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt
+++ b/Documentation/leds/leds-class.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,26 @@ above leaves scope for further attributes should they be needed. If sections
of the name don't apply, just leave that section blank.
+Brightness setting callbacks
+============================
+
+LED subsystem core exposes two function pointers for setting brightness:
+
+ - brightness_set : Intended for drivers that may set brightness in
+ a blocking way. For a long time this was the only
+ op for setting brightness and it was drivers'
+ responsibility to assure that it will not block the
+ caller. With the new approach drivers are required to set
+ LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag, when using this op, to make
+ LED core aware that it should call it from a work queue
+ task, when brightness is set with led_set_brightness API.
+ In case synchronous operation is needed it should be
+ explicitly requested with led_set_brightness_sync API.
+
+ - brightness_set_nonblocking : Intended for drivers that set brightness in
+ a non-blocking way.
+
+
Hardware accelerated blink of LEDs
==================================
--
1.7.9.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-08-11 9:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-08-11 9:37 [PATCH/RFC v5 00/57] Remove work queues from LED class drivers Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 01/57] leds: Add brightness_set_nonblocking op Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-13 14:15 ` Andrew Lunn
2015-08-13 14:23 ` Pavel Machek
2015-08-14 7:57 ` Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-19 14:03 ` Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-19 14:09 ` Andrew Lunn
2015-08-19 19:31 ` Pavel Machek
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 02/57] leds: Add LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-13 14:05 ` Andrew Lunn
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 03/57] leds: Add led_set_brightness_sync to the public LED subsystem API Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 04/57] leds: Improve asynchronous path of setting brightness Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 05/57] leds: Add an internal led_set_brightness_nosleep function Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 06/57] leds: Improve setting brightness in a non sleeping way Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 07/57] leds: Drivers shouldn't enforce SYNC/ASYNC brightness setting Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 08/57] leds: ktd2692: Remove work queue Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 09/57] leds: aat1290: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 10/57] leds: max77693: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` Jacek Anaszewski [this message]
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 12/57] leds: tlc591xx: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 13/57] leds: 88pm860x: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 14/57] leds: adp5520: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 15/57] leds: bd2802: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 16/57] leds: blinkm: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 17/57] leds: lm3533: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 18/57] leds: lm3642: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 19/57] leds: pca9532: Remove work queue for LEDs Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 20/57] leds: lp3944: Remove work queue Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 21/57] leds: lp55xx: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 22/57] leds: lp8788: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 23/57] leds: lp8860: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 24/57] leds: pca955x: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 25/57] leds: pca963x: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:42 ` Peter Meerwald
2015-08-11 10:00 ` Ricardo Ribalda Delgado
2015-08-11 10:35 ` Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 26/57] leds: wm831x: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 27/57] leds: da903x: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 28/57] leds: da9052: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 29/57] leds: dac124d085: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 30/57] leds: lt3593: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 31/57] leds: max8997: Remove unneeded workqueue include Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 32/57] leds: mc13783: Remove work queue Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 33/57] leds: regulator: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 34/57] leds: wm8350: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 35/57] leds: gpio: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 36/57] leds: pwm: remove " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 37/57] leds: lm355x: Remove " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 38/57] leds: cobalt-raq: Use brightness_set_nonblocking op Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 39/57] leds: bcm6328: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 40/57] leds: bcm6358: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 41/57] leds: syscon: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 12:54 ` Linus Walleij
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 42/57] leds: ot200: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 43/57] leds: s3c24xx: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 44/57] leds: ss4200: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 45/57] leds: versatile: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 12:55 ` Linus Walleij
2015-08-11 9:37 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 46/57] leds: wrap: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 47/57] leds: net48xx: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 48/57] leds: asic3: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 49/57] leds: cobalt-qube: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 50/57] leds: fsg: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 51/57] leds: hp6xx: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 52/57] leds: locomo: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 53/57] leds: dell: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 54/57] leds: rb532: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 55/57] leds: sunfire: " Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 17:27 ` David Miller
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 56/57] leds: ipaq-micro: Set LED_BRIGHTNESS_BLOCKING flag Jacek Anaszewski
2015-08-11 12:55 ` Linus Walleij
2015-08-11 9:38 ` [PATCH/RFC v5 57/57] leds: clevo-mail: " Jacek Anaszewski
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