linux/drivers/pwm/Kconfig
Thierry Reding b817bf5c72 pwm: Improve Kconfig help text
The Kconfig help text should help the user understand what functionality
is provided by an option. This is especially true for new subsystems. An
improved help text is provided by this commit in the hopes of clarifying
the usefulness of the PWM framework.

Signed-off-by: Thierry Reding <thierry.reding@avionic-design.de>
Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
2012-08-20 11:58:43 +02:00

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menuconfig PWM
bool "Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) Support"
depends on !MACH_JZ4740 && !PUV3_PWM
help
Generic Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) support.
In Pulse-Width Modulation, a variation of the width of pulses
in a rectangular pulse signal is used as a means to alter the
average power of the signal. Applications include efficient
power delivery and voltage regulation. In computer systems,
PWMs are commonly used to control fans or the brightness of
display backlights.
This framework provides a generic interface to PWM devices
within the Linux kernel. On the driver side it provides an API
to register and unregister a PWM chip, an abstraction of a PWM
controller, that supports one or more PWM devices. Client
drivers can request PWM devices and use the generic framework
to configure as well as enable and disable them.
This generic framework replaces the legacy PWM framework which
allows only a single driver implementing the required API. Not
all legacy implementations have been ported to the framework
yet. The framework provides an API that is backward compatible
with the legacy framework so that existing client drivers
continue to work as expected.
If unsure, say no.
if PWM
config PWM_BFIN
tristate "Blackfin PWM support"
depends on BFIN_GPTIMERS
help
Generic PWM framework driver for Blackfin.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-bfin.
config PWM_IMX
tristate "i.MX pwm support"
depends on ARCH_MXC
help
Generic PWM framework driver for i.MX.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-imx.
config PWM_LPC32XX
tristate "LPC32XX PWM support"
depends on ARCH_LPC32XX
help
Generic PWM framework driver for LPC32XX. The LPC32XX SOC has two
PWM controllers.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-lpc32xx.
config PWM_MXS
tristate "Freescale MXS PWM support"
depends on ARCH_MXS && OF
select STMP_DEVICE
help
Generic PWM framework driver for Freescale MXS.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-mxs.
config PWM_PXA
tristate "PXA PWM support"
depends on ARCH_PXA
help
Generic PWM framework driver for PXA.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-pxa.
config PWM_SAMSUNG
tristate "Samsung pwm support"
depends on PLAT_SAMSUNG
help
Generic PWM framework driver for Samsung.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-samsung.
config PWM_TEGRA
tristate "NVIDIA Tegra PWM support"
depends on ARCH_TEGRA
help
Generic PWM framework driver for the PWFM controller found on NVIDIA
Tegra SoCs.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-tegra.
config PWM_TIECAP
tristate "ECAP PWM support"
depends on SOC_AM33XX
help
PWM driver support for the ECAP APWM controller found on AM33XX
TI SOC
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-tiecap.
config PWM_TIEHRPWM
tristate "EHRPWM PWM support"
depends on SOC_AM33XX
help
PWM driver support for the EHRPWM controller found on AM33XX
TI SOC
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-tiehrpwm.
config PWM_VT8500
tristate "vt8500 pwm support"
depends on ARCH_VT8500
help
Generic PWM framework driver for vt8500.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called pwm-vt8500.
endif