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[v2,11/16] pwm: add documentation for PWM modes

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Claudiu Beznea Jan. 12, 2018, 2:22 p.m. UTC
Add documentation for PWM normal and complementary modes.

Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@microchip.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++--
 Documentation/pwm.txt                         | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

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Rob Herring (Arm) Jan. 19, 2018, 10:39 p.m. UTC | #1
On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 04:22:58PM +0200, Claudiu Beznea wrote:
> Add documentation for PWM normal and complementary modes.

This and the previous patch can be combined.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@microchip.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++--
>  Documentation/pwm.txt                         | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
> index 8556263b8502..fdff25bad1db 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
> @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ because the name "backlight" would be used as fallback anyway.
>  pwm-specifier typically encodes the chip-relative PWM number and the PWM
>  period in nanoseconds.
>  
> -Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode a number of flags (defined in
> -<dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:
> +Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode:
> +1. a number of flags (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:

Based on the prior patches, "third cell" is probably to restrictive 
here and it should just say "in a flags cell".

>  - PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED: invert the PWM signal polarity
>  
>  Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
> @@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
>  		pwm-names = "backlight";
>  	};
>  
> +2. PWM working modes (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in the 4th cell:
> +- PWM_MODE_NORMAL: for all PWM controllers
> +- PWM_MODE_COMPLEMENTARY: for PWM controllers with more than one output per
> +PWM channel
> +
> +Example with PWM modes:
> +
> +	bl: blacklight {
> +		pwms = <&pwm 0 5000000 PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED
> +			PWM_DTMODE_NORMAL | PWM_DTMODE_COMPLEMENTARY>;
> +		pwm-names = "backlight";
> +	};
> +
>  2) PWM controller nodes
>  -----------------------
>  
> diff --git a/Documentation/pwm.txt b/Documentation/pwm.txt
> index 8fbf0aa3ba2d..58c9bd55f021 100644
> --- a/Documentation/pwm.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/pwm.txt
> @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ In addition to the PWM state, the PWM API also exposes PWM arguments, which
>  are the reference PWM config one should use on this PWM.
>  PWM arguments are usually platform-specific and allows the PWM user to only
>  care about dutycycle relatively to the full period (like, duty = 50% of the
> -period). struct pwm_args contains 2 fields (period and polarity) and should
> -be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
> +period). struct pwm_args contains 3 fields (period, polarity and mode) and
> +should be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
>  of the PWM user). PWM arguments are retrieved with pwm_get_args().
>  
>  Using PWMs with the sysfs interface
> @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ will find:
>    unexport
>     Unexports a PWM channel from sysfs (write-only).
>  
> +  mode
> +   PWM chip supported modes.
> +
>  The PWM channels are numbered using a per-chip index from 0 to npwm-1.
>  
>  When a PWM channel is exported a pwmX directory will be created in the
> @@ -110,6 +113,28 @@ channel that was exported. The following properties will then be available:
>  	- 0 - disabled
>  	- 1 - enabled
>  
> +  mode
> +    Set PWM channel working mode (normal and complementary). PWM chip with
> +    complementary mode could also work in normal mode by using only one physical
> +    output.
> +
> +    Normal mode - for PWM chips with one output per PWM channel; output
> +        waveforms looks like this:
> +             __    __    __    __
> +    PWM   __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
> +            <--T-->
> +
> +    Complementary mode - for PWM chips with more than one output per PWM
> +        channel; output waveforms for a PWM controller with 2 outputs per PWM
> +        channel looks line this:
> +             __    __    __    __
> +    PWMH1 __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
> +          __    __    __    __    __
> +    PWML1   |__|  |__|  |__|  |__|
> +            <--T-->
> +
> +    Where T is the signal period.
> +
>  Implementing a PWM driver
>  -------------------------
>  
> -- 
> 2.7.4
>
Claudiu Beznea Jan. 22, 2018, 8:55 a.m. UTC | #2
On 20.01.2018 00:39, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 04:22:58PM +0200, Claudiu Beznea wrote:
>> Add documentation for PWM normal and complementary modes.
> 
> This and the previous patch can be combined.
OK
> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@microchip.com>
>> ---
>>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt | 17 ++++++++++++++--
>>  Documentation/pwm.txt                         | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
>> index 8556263b8502..fdff25bad1db 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
>> @@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ because the name "backlight" would be used as fallback anyway.
>>  pwm-specifier typically encodes the chip-relative PWM number and the PWM
>>  period in nanoseconds.
>>  
>> -Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode a number of flags (defined in
>> -<dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:
>> +Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode:
>> +1. a number of flags (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:
> 
> Based on the prior patches, "third cell" is probably to restrictive 
> here and it should just say "in a flags cell".
OK

Thank you,
Claudiu Beznea
> 
>>  - PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED: invert the PWM signal polarity
>>  
>>  Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
>> @@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
>>  		pwm-names = "backlight";
>>  	};
>>  
>> +2. PWM working modes (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in the 4th cell:
>> +- PWM_MODE_NORMAL: for all PWM controllers
>> +- PWM_MODE_COMPLEMENTARY: for PWM controllers with more than one output per
>> +PWM channel
>> +
>> +Example with PWM modes:
>> +
>> +	bl: blacklight {
>> +		pwms = <&pwm 0 5000000 PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED
>> +			PWM_DTMODE_NORMAL | PWM_DTMODE_COMPLEMENTARY>;
>> +		pwm-names = "backlight";
>> +	};
>> +
>>  2) PWM controller nodes
>>  -----------------------
>>  
>> diff --git a/Documentation/pwm.txt b/Documentation/pwm.txt
>> index 8fbf0aa3ba2d..58c9bd55f021 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/pwm.txt
>> +++ b/Documentation/pwm.txt
>> @@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ In addition to the PWM state, the PWM API also exposes PWM arguments, which
>>  are the reference PWM config one should use on this PWM.
>>  PWM arguments are usually platform-specific and allows the PWM user to only
>>  care about dutycycle relatively to the full period (like, duty = 50% of the
>> -period). struct pwm_args contains 2 fields (period and polarity) and should
>> -be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
>> +period). struct pwm_args contains 3 fields (period, polarity and mode) and
>> +should be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
>>  of the PWM user). PWM arguments are retrieved with pwm_get_args().
>>  
>>  Using PWMs with the sysfs interface
>> @@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ will find:
>>    unexport
>>     Unexports a PWM channel from sysfs (write-only).
>>  
>> +  mode
>> +   PWM chip supported modes.
>> +
>>  The PWM channels are numbered using a per-chip index from 0 to npwm-1.
>>  
>>  When a PWM channel is exported a pwmX directory will be created in the
>> @@ -110,6 +113,28 @@ channel that was exported. The following properties will then be available:
>>  	- 0 - disabled
>>  	- 1 - enabled
>>  
>> +  mode
>> +    Set PWM channel working mode (normal and complementary). PWM chip with
>> +    complementary mode could also work in normal mode by using only one physical
>> +    output.
>> +
>> +    Normal mode - for PWM chips with one output per PWM channel; output
>> +        waveforms looks like this:
>> +             __    __    __    __
>> +    PWM   __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
>> +            <--T-->
>> +
>> +    Complementary mode - for PWM chips with more than one output per PWM
>> +        channel; output waveforms for a PWM controller with 2 outputs per PWM
>> +        channel looks line this:
>> +             __    __    __    __
>> +    PWMH1 __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
>> +          __    __    __    __    __
>> +    PWML1   |__|  |__|  |__|  |__|
>> +            <--T-->
>> +
>> +    Where T is the signal period.
>> +
>>  Implementing a PWM driver
>>  -------------------------
>>  
>> -- 
>> 2.7.4
>>
>
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
index 8556263b8502..fdff25bad1db 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@  because the name "backlight" would be used as fallback anyway.
 pwm-specifier typically encodes the chip-relative PWM number and the PWM
 period in nanoseconds.
 
-Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode a number of flags (defined in
-<dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:
+Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode:
+1. a number of flags (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in a third cell:
 - PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED: invert the PWM signal polarity
 
 Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@  Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
 		pwm-names = "backlight";
 	};
 
+2. PWM working modes (defined in <dt-bindings/pwm/pwm.h>) in the 4th cell:
+- PWM_MODE_NORMAL: for all PWM controllers
+- PWM_MODE_COMPLEMENTARY: for PWM controllers with more than one output per
+PWM channel
+
+Example with PWM modes:
+
+	bl: blacklight {
+		pwms = <&pwm 0 5000000 PWM_POLARITY_INVERTED
+			PWM_DTMODE_NORMAL | PWM_DTMODE_COMPLEMENTARY>;
+		pwm-names = "backlight";
+	};
+
 2) PWM controller nodes
 -----------------------
 
diff --git a/Documentation/pwm.txt b/Documentation/pwm.txt
index 8fbf0aa3ba2d..58c9bd55f021 100644
--- a/Documentation/pwm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/pwm.txt
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@  In addition to the PWM state, the PWM API also exposes PWM arguments, which
 are the reference PWM config one should use on this PWM.
 PWM arguments are usually platform-specific and allows the PWM user to only
 care about dutycycle relatively to the full period (like, duty = 50% of the
-period). struct pwm_args contains 2 fields (period and polarity) and should
-be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
+period). struct pwm_args contains 3 fields (period, polarity and mode) and
+should be used to set the initial PWM config (usually done in the probe function
 of the PWM user). PWM arguments are retrieved with pwm_get_args().
 
 Using PWMs with the sysfs interface
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@  will find:
   unexport
    Unexports a PWM channel from sysfs (write-only).
 
+  mode
+   PWM chip supported modes.
+
 The PWM channels are numbered using a per-chip index from 0 to npwm-1.
 
 When a PWM channel is exported a pwmX directory will be created in the
@@ -110,6 +113,28 @@  channel that was exported. The following properties will then be available:
 	- 0 - disabled
 	- 1 - enabled
 
+  mode
+    Set PWM channel working mode (normal and complementary). PWM chip with
+    complementary mode could also work in normal mode by using only one physical
+    output.
+
+    Normal mode - for PWM chips with one output per PWM channel; output
+        waveforms looks like this:
+             __    __    __    __
+    PWM   __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
+            <--T-->
+
+    Complementary mode - for PWM chips with more than one output per PWM
+        channel; output waveforms for a PWM controller with 2 outputs per PWM
+        channel looks line this:
+             __    __    __    __
+    PWMH1 __|  |__|  |__|  |__|  |__
+          __    __    __    __    __
+    PWML1   |__|  |__|  |__|  |__|
+            <--T-->
+
+    Where T is the signal period.
+
 Implementing a PWM driver
 -------------------------