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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
index 73ec962bfe8..06e67247859 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/pwm.txt
@@ -37,10 +37,21 @@ device:
pwm-names = "backlight";
};
+Note that in the example above, specifying the "pwm-names" is redundant
+because the name "backlight" would be used as fallback anyway.
+
pwm-specifier typically encodes the chip-relative PWM number and the PWM
-period in nanoseconds. Note that in the example above, specifying the
-"pwm-names" is redundant because the name "backlight" would be used as
-fallback anyway.
+period in nanoseconds.
+
+Optionally, the pwm-specifier can encode a number of flags in a third cell:
+- bit 0: PWM signal polarity (0: normal polarity, 1: inverse polarity)
+
+Example with optional PWM specifier for inverse polarity
+
+ bl: backlight {
+ pwms = <&pwm 0 5000000 1>;
+ pwm-names = "backlight";
+ };
2) PWM controller nodes
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