Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Oct 2010 11:20:15 -0500 | Subject | Re: [PATCHv3 0/7] PWM core driver for pwm based led and backlight driver | From | Bill Gatliff <> |
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Arun:
On Wed, Oct 6, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Arun Murthy <arun.murthy@stericsson.com> wrote: > PWM core driver for pwm based led and backlight driver.
With all due respect, it looks like you have reinvented portions of my RFC for a comprehensive PWM API that has been floating around on linux-embedded for over a year--- with an update coming in the last two weeks or so. Why?
To make matters worse, when I posted my original code I was told to move the whole discussion to linux-embedded, because as a cross-platform API proposal that's where it belongs. I encourage you do likewise.
I have a terse email style, so I just want to be clear that I'm not mad or anything. Honest! I'm just disappointed that you've invested so much hard work in traveling down the same path I came over a year ago. Bummer for everyone.
Can we not combine our efforts? I haven't reviewed all of your patches yet, but you are clearly ahead of me in specific ARM platform support. On the other hand, I think my code is more refined in many other areas. I also have Blackfin, PowerPC, and Cirrus (ARM) support, though some of the code is from contributors who are holding it until I proffer my final code.
What do you think? Just let me know privately by email, or over on linux-embedded.
Thanks!
b.g. -- Bill Gatliff bgat@billgatliff.com
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