[PATCH] dt-bindings: backlight: pwm: Make power-supply not required

Lee Jones lee at kernel.org
Thu May 25 11:32:50 UTC 2023


On Tue, 23 May 2023, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> make dtbs_check:
> 
>     arch/arm/boot/dts/renesas/r8a7742-iwg21d-q7.dtb: backlight: 'power-supply' is a required property
> 	    From schema: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/pwm-backlight.yaml
> 
> As that backlight device node already has an "enable-gpios" property to
> control the power supplied to the backlight, it sounds a bit silly to
> have to add a "power-supply" property just to silence this warning.  In
> addition, as of commit deaeeda2051fa280 ("backlight: pwm_bl: Don't rely
> on a disabled PWM emiting inactive state"), the Linux driver considers
> the power supply optional.
> 
> Fix this by synchronizing the bindings with actual driver behavior by
> making the "power-supply" optional.
> 
> Fixes: deaeeda2051fa280 ("backlight: pwm_bl: Don't rely on a disabled PWM emiting inactive state")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be>
> ---
> As commit deaeeda2051fa280 was only upstreamed in v6.3, I'm wondering if
> the backlight on the iWave Systems RainboW-G20D/G21D Qseven and
> RainboW-G22D-SODIMM boards worked before?  I don't have the hardware.
> 
> Thanks!
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/pwm-backlight.yaml        | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

Applied, thanks

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]


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