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authorBjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>2012-09-13 08:41:01 -0600
committerBjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@google.com>2012-09-13 08:41:01 -0600
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Merge commit 'v3.6-rc5' into next
* commit 'v3.6-rc5': (1098 commits) Linux 3.6-rc5 HID: tpkbd: work even if the new Lenovo Keyboard driver is not configured Remove user-triggerable BUG from mpol_to_str xen/pciback: Fix proper FLR steps. uml: fix compile error in deliver_alarm() dj: memory scribble in logi_dj Fix order of arguments to compat_put_time[spec|val] xen: Use correct masking in xen_swiotlb_alloc_coherent. xen: fix logical error in tlb flushing xen/p2m: Fix one-off error in checking the P2M tree directory. powerpc: Don't use __put_user() in patch_instruction powerpc: Make sure IPI handlers see data written by IPI senders powerpc: Restore correct DSCR in context switch powerpc: Fix DSCR inheritance in copy_thread() powerpc: Keep thread.dscr and thread.dscr_inherit in sync powerpc: Update DSCR on all CPUs when writing sysfs dscr_default powerpc/powernv: Always go into nap mode when CPU is offline powerpc: Give hypervisor decrementer interrupts their own handler powerpc/vphn: Fix arch_update_cpu_topology() return value ARM: gemini: fix the gemini build ... Conflicts: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c drivers/rapidio/devices/tsi721.c
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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
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