* NeilBrown <ne...@suse.de> [121212 19:09]: > On Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:08:28 -0600 Jon Hunter <jon-hun...@ti.com> wrote: > > On 12/12/2012 02:24 AM, NeilBrown wrote: > > > + > > > + /* Request the OMAP dual-mode timer that will be bound to and > > > + * associated with this generic PWM. > > > + */ > > > + > > > + omap->dm_timer = omap_dm_timer_request_specific(timer); > > > > I would recommend that you use omap_dm_timer_request_by_cap() (new for > > v3.8 so you should be able to use once v3.8-rc1 is out) here to request > > a timer that supports the PWM output. The above function will not be > > supported when booting with device-tree. > > I wasn't planning on rushing into working on 3.8-rcX so I'd rather not do > this now. > Would you object to the patch being submitted with the current call, then an > update when I do move on to 3.8? > > However.... I may be misunderstanding something, but I want a timer to drive > a particular output pin - GPIO-57. And I thought that it could only be > driver by GPT11. So I need to explicitly request number 11 don't I?
Yes I believe it needs to tied to a specific GPT instance to have access to the pin. We should not export omap_dm_timer_request_specific(), that information should become from platform_data and device tree. Regards, Tony -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-omap" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
