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@@ -97,6 +97,13 @@ pwm_chip as argument which provides a description of the PWM chip, the | |||
97 | number of PWM devices provided by the chip and the chip-specific | 97 | number of PWM devices provided by the chip and the chip-specific |
98 | implementation of the supported PWM operations to the framework. | 98 | implementation of the supported PWM operations to the framework. |
99 | 99 | ||
100 | When implementing polarity support in a PWM driver, make sure to respect the | ||
101 | signal conventions in the PWM framework. By definition, normal polarity | ||
102 | characterizes a signal starts high for the duration of the duty cycle and | ||
103 | goes low for the remainder of the period. Conversely, a signal with inversed | ||
104 | polarity starts low for the duration of the duty cycle and goes high for the | ||
105 | remainder of the period. | ||
106 | |||
100 | Locking | 107 | Locking |
101 | ------- | 108 | ------- |
102 | 109 | ||