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Date:   Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:24:18 -0700
From:   Guru Das Srinagesh <gurus@codeaurora.org>
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On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 08:05:58AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> I don't see support in the LED subsystem to utilize the PWM framework directly
> for blinking. Plus, you say yourself that it isn't a _real_ use case, just a
> theoretic one.

An example use case is a mobile phone OEM that wishes to set a period of
5 seconds or more for, say, a low battery slow blinking indication - currently
this is not possible. The PWM framework not having direct support for
blinking should not be a concern if the PWM peripheral being controlled
supports it via register writes.

> Either case, the reason / use case for this series should be explained
> in the summary patch. That is what it is for. That case is not made.

Will upload a new patchset adding more details in the summary patch.

Thank you.

Guru Das.