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Add a simple sysfs interface to the generic PWM framework.

  /sys/class/pwm/
  `-- pwmchipN/           for each PWM chip
      |-- export          (w/o) ask the kernel to export a PWM channel
      |-- npwm            (r/o) number of PWM channels in this PWM chip
      |-- pwmX/           for each exported PWM channel
      |   |-- duty_cycle  (r/w) duty cycle (in nanoseconds)
      |   |-- enable      (r/w) enable/disable PWM
      |   |-- period      (r/w) period (in nanoseconds)
      |   `-- polarity    (r/w) polarity of PWM (normal/inversed)
      `-- unexport        (w/o) return a PWM channel to the kernel

Based on work by Lars Poeschel.

Signed-off-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Cc: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
Cc: Lars Poeschel <poeschel@lemonage.de>
Cc: Ryan Mallon <rmallon@gmail.com>
Cc: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@gmail.com>
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79 changes: 79 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-pwm
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What: /sys/class/pwm/
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
The pwm/ class sub-directory belongs to the Generic PWM
Framework and provides a sysfs interface for using PWM
channels.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
A /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN directory is created for each
probed PWM controller/chip where N is the base of the
PWM chip.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/npwm
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
The number of PWM channels supported by the PWM chip.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/export
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Exports a PWM channel from the PWM chip for sysfs control.
Value is between 0 and /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/npwm - 1.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/unexport
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Unexports a PWM channel.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
A /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX directory is created for
each exported PWM channel where X is the exported PWM
channel number.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX/period
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Sets the PWM signal period in nanoseconds.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX/duty_cycle
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Sets the PWM signal duty cycle in nanoseconds.

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX/polarity
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Sets the output polarity of the PWM signal to "normal" or
"inversed".

What: /sys/class/pwm/pwmchipN/pwmX/enable
Date: May 2013
KernelVersion: 3.11
Contact: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@visionengravers.com>
Description:
Enable/disable the PWM signal.
0 is disabled
1 is enabled
37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions Documentation/pwm.txt
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Expand Up @@ -45,6 +45,43 @@ int pwm_config(struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns, int period_ns);

To start/stop toggling the PWM output use pwm_enable()/pwm_disable().

Using PWMs with the sysfs interface
-----------------------------------

If CONFIG_SYSFS is enabled in your kernel configuration a simple sysfs
interface is provided to use the PWMs from userspace. It is exposed at
/sys/class/pwm/. Each probed PWM controller/chip will be exported as
pwmchipN, where N is the base of the PWM chip. Inside the directory you
will find:

npwm - The number of PWM channels this chip supports (read-only).

export - Exports a PWM channel for use with sysfs (write-only).

unexport - Unexports a PWM channel from sysfs (write-only).

The PWM channels are numbered using a per-chip index from 0 to npwm-1.

When a PWM channel is exported a pwmX directory will be created in the
pwmchipN directory it is associated with, where X is the number of the
channel that was exported. The following properties will then be available:

period - The total period of the PWM signal (read/write).
Value is in nanoseconds and is the sum of the active and inactive
time of the PWM.

duty_cycle - The active time of the PWM signal (read/write).
Value is in nanoseconds and must be less than the period.

polarity - Changes the polarity of the PWM signal (read/write).
Writes to this property only work if the PWM chip supports changing
the polarity. The polarity can only be changed if the PWM is not
enabled. Value is the string "normal" or "inversed".

enable - Enable/disable the PWM signal (read/write).
0 - disabled
1 - enabled

Implementing a PWM driver
-------------------------

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions drivers/pwm/Kconfig
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Expand Up @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ menuconfig PWM

if PWM

config PWM_SYSFS
bool
default y if SYSFS

config PWM_AB8500
tristate "AB8500 PWM support"
depends on AB8500_CORE && ARCH_U8500
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions drivers/pwm/Makefile
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obj-$(CONFIG_PWM) += core.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_SYSFS) += sysfs.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_AB8500) += pwm-ab8500.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_ATMEL_TCB) += pwm-atmel-tcb.o
obj-$(CONFIG_PWM_BFIN) += pwm-bfin.o
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25 changes: 23 additions & 2 deletions drivers/pwm/core.c
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Expand Up @@ -274,6 +274,8 @@ int pwmchip_add(struct pwm_chip *chip)
if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF))
of_pwmchip_add(chip);

pwmchip_sysfs_export(chip);

out:
mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
return ret;
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free_pwms(chip);

pwmchip_sysfs_unexport(chip);

out:
mutex_unlock(&pwm_lock);
return ret;
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*/
int pwm_config(struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns, int period_ns)
{
int err;

if (!pwm || duty_ns < 0 || period_ns <= 0 || duty_ns > period_ns)
return -EINVAL;

return pwm->chip->ops->config(pwm->chip, pwm, duty_ns, period_ns);
err = pwm->chip->ops->config(pwm->chip, pwm, duty_ns, period_ns);
if (err)
return err;

pwm->duty_cycle = duty_ns;
pwm->period = period_ns;

return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_config);

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*/
int pwm_set_polarity(struct pwm_device *pwm, enum pwm_polarity polarity)
{
int err;

if (!pwm || !pwm->chip->ops)
return -EINVAL;

Expand All @@ -427,7 +442,13 @@ int pwm_set_polarity(struct pwm_device *pwm, enum pwm_polarity polarity)
if (test_bit(PWMF_ENABLED, &pwm->flags))
return -EBUSY;

return pwm->chip->ops->set_polarity(pwm->chip, pwm, polarity);
err = pwm->chip->ops->set_polarity(pwm->chip, pwm, polarity);
if (err)
return err;

pwm->polarity = polarity;

return 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_set_polarity);

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