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2011-03-22pwm_backlight: add check_fb() hookRobert Morell
In systems with multiple framebuffer devices, one of the devices might be blanked while another is unblanked. In order for the backlight blanking logic to know whether to turn off the backlight for a particular framebuffer's blanking notification, it needs to be able to check if a given framebuffer device corresponds to the backlight. This plumbs the check_fb hook from core backlight through the pwm_backlight helper to allow platform code to plug in a check_fb hook. Signed-off-by: Robert Morell <rmorell@nvidia.com> Cc: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@rpsys.net> Cc: Arun Murthy <arun.murthy@stericsson.com> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@stericsson.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2010-11-12backlight: add low threshold to pwm backlightArun Murthy
The intensity of the backlight can be varied from a range of max_brightness to zero. Though most, if not all the pwm based backlight devices start flickering at lower brightness value. And also for each device there exists a brightness value below which the backlight appears to be turned off though the value is not equal to zero. If the range of brightness for a device is from zero to max_brightness. A graph is plotted for brightness Vs intensity for the pwm based backlight device has to be a linear graph. intensity | / | / | / |/ --------- 0 max_brightness But pratically on measuring the above we note that the intensity of backlight goes to zero(OFF) when the value in not zero almost nearing to zero(some x%). so the graph looks like intensity | / | / | / | | ------------ 0 x max_brightness In order to overcome this drawback knowing this x% i.e nothing but the low threshold beyond which the backlight is off and will have no effect, the brightness value is being offset by the low threshold value(retaining the linearity of the graph). Now the graph becomes intensity | / | / | / | / ------------- 0 max_brightness With this for each and every digit increment in the brightness from zero there is a change in the intensity of backlight. Devices having this behaviour can set the low threshold brightness(lth_brightness) and pass the same as platform data else can have it as zero. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: coding-style fixes] Signed-off-by: Arun Murthy <arun.murthy@stericsson.com> Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@stericsson.com> Acked-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2009-12-17backlight: Pass device through notify callback in the pwm driverBen Dooks
Add the device to the notify callback's arguments in the PWM backlight driver. This brings the notify callback into line with the other callbacks defined by this driver. Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks <ben@simtec.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Simtec Linux Team <linux@simtec.co.uk> Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <rpurdie@linux.intel.com>
2008-07-03[ARM] 5044/1: pwm_bl: add init/notify/exit callbacksPhilipp Zabel
This allows platform code to manipulate GPIOs and brightness level as needed. Signed-off-by: Philipp Zabel <philipp.zabel@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
2008-07-03[ARM] pxa: add generic PWM backlight drivereric miao
Patch mostly from Eric Miao, with minor edits by rmk to convert Eric's driver to a generic PWM-based backlight driver. Signed-off-by: eric miao <eric.miao@marvell.com> Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>