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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst index a7ca4f58305a..ccb06e485756 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ after usage with pwm_free(). New users should use the pwm_get() function and pass to it the consumer device or a consumer name. pwm_put() is used to free the PWM device. Managed -variants of these functions, devm_pwm_get() and devm_pwm_put(), also exist. +variants of the getter, devm_pwm_get(), devm_of_pwm_get(), +devm_fwnode_pwm_get(), also exist. After being requested, a PWM has to be configured using:: @@ -48,6 +49,10 @@ After being requested, a PWM has to be configured using:: This API controls both the PWM period/duty_cycle config and the enable/disable state. +There is also a usage_power setting: If set, the PWM driver is only required to +maintain the power output but has more freedom regarding signal form. +If supported by the driver, the signal can be optimized, for example to improve +EMI by phase shifting the individual channels of a chip. The pwm_config(), pwm_enable() and pwm_disable() functions are just wrappers around pwm_apply_state() and should not be used if the user wants to change |