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author | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
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committer | Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net> | 2012-09-05 15:35:48 -0700 |
commit | 1875962377574b4edb7b164001e3e341c25290d5 (patch) | |
tree | 374a5299403ec21e2d9a66a6548ce876a388b589 /drivers/pwm/Kconfig | |
parent | 5cbee140a28c2746449ae31e85738043ae4da927 (diff) | |
parent | c88a79a7789b2909ad1cf69ea2c9142030bbd6f4 (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas into next/dt
* 'soc-core' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/horms/renesas:
ARM: mach-shmobile: Add compilation support for dtbs using 'make dtbs'
+ sync to 3.6-rc3
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/pwm/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | drivers/pwm/Kconfig | 31 |
1 files changed, 25 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig index 8fc3808..90c5c73 100644 --- a/drivers/pwm/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/pwm/Kconfig @@ -1,12 +1,31 @@ menuconfig PWM - bool "PWM Support" + bool "Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Support" depends on !MACH_JZ4740 && !PUV3_PWM help - This enables PWM support through the generic PWM framework. - You only need to enable this, if you also want to enable - one or more of the PWM drivers below. - - If unsure, say N. + Generic Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) support. + + In Pulse-Width Modulation, a variation of the width of pulses + in a rectangular pulse signal is used as a means to alter the + average power of the signal. Applications include efficient + power delivery and voltage regulation. In computer systems, + PWMs are commonly used to control fans or the brightness of + display backlights. + + This framework provides a generic interface to PWM devices + within the Linux kernel. On the driver side it provides an API + to register and unregister a PWM chip, an abstraction of a PWM + controller, that supports one or more PWM devices. Client + drivers can request PWM devices and use the generic framework + to configure as well as enable and disable them. + + This generic framework replaces the legacy PWM framework which + allows only a single driver implementing the required API. Not + all legacy implementations have been ported to the framework + yet. The framework provides an API that is backward compatible + with the legacy framework so that existing client drivers + continue to work as expected. + + If unsure, say no. if PWM |