diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst
index 3fdc95f7a1d1..ff1b73431b04 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/pwm.rst
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ the getter, devm_pwm_get() and devm_fwnode_pwm_get(), also exist.
 
 After being requested, a PWM has to be configured using::
 
-	int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, struct pwm_state *state);
+	int pwm_apply_cansleep(struct pwm_device *pwm, struct pwm_state *state);
 
 This API controls both the PWM period/duty_cycle config and the
 enable/disable state.
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ 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
+around pwm_apply_cansleep() and should not be used if the user wants to change
 several parameter at once. For example, if you see pwm_config() and
 pwm_{enable,disable}() calls in the same function, this probably means you
-should switch to pwm_apply_state().
+should switch to pwm_apply_cansleep().
 
 The PWM user API also allows one to query the PWM state that was passed to the
-last invocation of pwm_apply_state() using pwm_get_state(). Note this is
+last invocation of pwm_apply_cansleep() using pwm_get_state(). Note this is
 different to what the driver has actually implemented if the request cannot be
 satisfied exactly with the hardware in use. There is currently no way for
 consumers to get the actually implemented settings.
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
index 2e8f17c04522..cf516190cde8 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static void ext_pwm_set_backlight(const struct drm_connector_state *conn_state,
 	struct intel_panel *panel = &to_intel_connector(conn_state->connector)->panel;
 
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&panel->backlight.pwm_state, level, 100);
-	pwm_apply_state(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ static void ext_pwm_disable_backlight(const struct drm_connector_state *old_conn
 	intel_backlight_set_pwm_level(old_conn_state, level);
 
 	panel->backlight.pwm_state.enabled = false;
-	pwm_apply_state(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
 }
 
 void intel_backlight_disable(const struct drm_connector_state *old_conn_state)
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static void ext_pwm_enable_backlight(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
 
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&panel->backlight.pwm_state, level, 100);
 	panel->backlight.pwm_state.enabled = true;
-	pwm_apply_state(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(panel->backlight.pwm, &panel->backlight.pwm_state);
 }
 
 static void __intel_backlight_enable(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
index 5a80b228d18c..5045966d4303 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/solomon/ssd130x.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static int ssd130x_pwm_enable(struct ssd130x_device *ssd130x)
 
 	pwm_init_state(ssd130x->pwm, &pwmstate);
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&pwmstate, 50, 100);
-	pwm_apply_state(ssd130x->pwm, &pwmstate);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(ssd130x->pwm, &pwmstate);
 
 	/* Enable the PWM */
 	pwm_enable(ssd130x->pwm);
diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
index 6e4516c2ab89..f68deb1f236b 100644
--- a/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
+++ b/drivers/hwmon/pwm-fan.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ static int pwm_fan_power_on(struct pwm_fan_ctx *ctx)
 	}
 
 	state->enabled = true;
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(ctx->pwm, state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(ctx->pwm, state);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(ctx->dev, "failed to enable PWM\n");
 		goto disable_regulator;
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int pwm_fan_power_off(struct pwm_fan_ctx *ctx)
 
 	state->enabled = false;
 	state->duty_cycle = 0;
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(ctx->pwm, state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(ctx->pwm, state);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(ctx->dev, "failed to disable PWM\n");
 		return ret;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ static int  __set_pwm(struct pwm_fan_ctx *ctx, unsigned long pwm)
 
 		period = state->period;
 		state->duty_cycle = DIV_ROUND_UP(pwm * (period - 1), MAX_PWM);
-		ret = pwm_apply_state(ctx->pwm, state);
+		ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(ctx->pwm, state);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		ret = pwm_fan_power_on(ctx);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int pwm_fan_update_enable(struct pwm_fan_ctx *ctx, long val)
 						    state,
 						    &enable_regulator);
 
-			pwm_apply_state(ctx->pwm, state);
+			pwm_apply_cansleep(ctx->pwm, state);
 			pwm_fan_switch_power(ctx, enable_regulator);
 			pwm_fan_update_state(ctx, 0);
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/da7280.c b/drivers/input/misc/da7280.c
index ce82548916bb..f10be2cdba80 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/da7280.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/da7280.c
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ static int da7280_haptic_set_pwm(struct da7280_haptic *haptics, bool enabled)
 		state.duty_cycle = period_mag_multi;
 	}
 
-	error = pwm_apply_state(haptics->pwm_dev, &state);
+	error = pwm_apply_cansleep(haptics->pwm_dev, &state);
 	if (error)
 		dev_err(haptics->dev, "Failed to apply pwm state: %d\n", error);
 
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static int da7280_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
 		/* Sync up PWM state and ensure it is off. */
 		pwm_init_state(haptics->pwm_dev, &state);
 		state.enabled = false;
-		error = pwm_apply_state(haptics->pwm_dev, &state);
+		error = pwm_apply_cansleep(haptics->pwm_dev, &state);
 		if (error) {
 			dev_err(dev, "Failed to apply PWM state: %d\n", error);
 			return error;
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/pwm-beeper.c b/drivers/input/misc/pwm-beeper.c
index 1e731d8397c6..1d6c4fb5f0ca 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/pwm-beeper.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/pwm-beeper.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static int pwm_beeper_on(struct pwm_beeper *beeper, unsigned long period)
 	state.period = period;
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&state, 50, 100);
 
-	error = pwm_apply_state(beeper->pwm, &state);
+	error = pwm_apply_cansleep(beeper->pwm, &state);
 	if (error)
 		return error;
 
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int pwm_beeper_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Sync up PWM state and ensure it is off. */
 	pwm_init_state(beeper->pwm, &state);
 	state.enabled = false;
-	error = pwm_apply_state(beeper->pwm, &state);
+	error = pwm_apply_cansleep(beeper->pwm, &state);
 	if (error) {
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to apply initial PWM state: %d\n",
 			error);
diff --git a/drivers/input/misc/pwm-vibra.c b/drivers/input/misc/pwm-vibra.c
index acac79c488aa..6552ce712d8d 100644
--- a/drivers/input/misc/pwm-vibra.c
+++ b/drivers/input/misc/pwm-vibra.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static int pwm_vibrator_start(struct pwm_vibrator *vibrator)
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&state, vibrator->level, 0xffff);
 	state.enabled = true;
 
-	err = pwm_apply_state(vibrator->pwm, &state);
+	err = pwm_apply_cansleep(vibrator->pwm, &state);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(pdev, "failed to apply pwm state: %d\n", err);
 		return err;
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static int pwm_vibrator_start(struct pwm_vibrator *vibrator)
 		state.duty_cycle = vibrator->direction_duty_cycle;
 		state.enabled = true;
 
-		err = pwm_apply_state(vibrator->pwm_dir, &state);
+		err = pwm_apply_cansleep(vibrator->pwm_dir, &state);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(pdev, "failed to apply dir-pwm state: %d\n", err);
 			pwm_disable(vibrator->pwm);
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int pwm_vibrator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	/* Sync up PWM state and ensure it is off. */
 	pwm_init_state(vibrator->pwm, &state);
 	state.enabled = false;
-	err = pwm_apply_state(vibrator->pwm, &state);
+	err = pwm_apply_cansleep(vibrator->pwm, &state);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to apply initial PWM state: %d\n",
 			err);
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ static int pwm_vibrator_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* Sync up PWM state and ensure it is off. */
 		pwm_init_state(vibrator->pwm_dir, &state);
 		state.enabled = false;
-		err = pwm_apply_state(vibrator->pwm_dir, &state);
+		err = pwm_apply_cansleep(vibrator->pwm_dir, &state);
 		if (err) {
 			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to apply initial PWM state: %d\n",
 				err);
diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
index 419b710984ab..e1fe1fd8f189 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pwm.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int led_pwm_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
 
 	led_dat->pwmstate.duty_cycle = duty;
 	led_dat->pwmstate.enabled = duty > 0;
-	return pwm_apply_state(led_dat->pwm, &led_dat->pwmstate);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(led_dat->pwm, &led_dat->pwmstate);
 }
 
 __attribute__((nonnull))
diff --git a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-pwm-multicolor.c b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-pwm-multicolor.c
index 46cd062b8b24..8114adcdad9b 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-pwm-multicolor.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-pwm-multicolor.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ static int led_pwm_mc_set(struct led_classdev *cdev,
 
 		priv->leds[i].state.duty_cycle = duty;
 		priv->leds[i].state.enabled = duty > 0;
-		ret = pwm_apply_state(priv->leds[i].pwm,
-				      &priv->leds[i].state);
+		ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(priv->leds[i].pwm,
+					 &priv->leds[i].state);
 		if (ret)
 			break;
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/pwm-ir-tx.c b/drivers/media/rc/pwm-ir-tx.c
index c5f37c03af9c..ccb86890adce 100644
--- a/drivers/media/rc/pwm-ir-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/media/rc/pwm-ir-tx.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ static int pwm_ir_tx(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned int *txbuf,
 
 	for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
 		state.enabled = !(i % 2);
-		pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+		pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 
 		edge = ktime_add_us(edge, txbuf[i]);
 		delta = ktime_us_delta(edge, ktime_get());
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static int pwm_ir_tx(struct rc_dev *dev, unsigned int *txbuf,
 	}
 
 	state.enabled = false;
-	pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 
 	return count;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yogabook.c b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yogabook.c
index b8d0239192cb..cbc285f77c2b 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yogabook.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/lenovo-yogabook.c
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ static int yogabook_pdev_set_kbd_backlight(struct yogabook_data *data, u8 level)
 		.enabled = level,
 	};
 
-	pwm_apply_state(data->kbd_bl_pwm, &state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(data->kbd_bl_pwm, &state);
 	gpiod_set_value(data->kbd_bl_led_enable, level ? 1 : 0);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/core.c b/drivers/pwm/core.c
index dc66e3405bf5..423114cee430 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/core.c
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ struct pwm_device *pwm_request_from_chip(struct pwm_chip *chip,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_request_from_chip);
 
-static void pwm_apply_state_debug(struct pwm_device *pwm,
-				  const struct pwm_state *state)
+static void pwm_apply_debug(struct pwm_device *pwm,
+			    const struct pwm_state *state)
 {
 	struct pwm_state *last = &pwm->last;
 	struct pwm_chip *chip = pwm->chip;
@@ -489,11 +489,11 @@ static void pwm_apply_state_debug(struct pwm_device *pwm,
 }
 
 /**
- * pwm_apply_state() - atomically apply a new state to a PWM device
+ * pwm_apply_cansleep() - atomically apply a new state to a PWM device
  * @pwm: PWM device
  * @state: new state to apply
  */
-int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state)
+int pwm_apply_cansleep(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state)
 {
 	struct pwm_chip *chip;
 	int err;
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state)
 	/*
 	 * Some lowlevel driver's implementations of .apply() make use of
 	 * mutexes, also with some drivers only returning when the new
-	 * configuration is active calling pwm_apply_state() from atomic context
+	 * configuration is active calling pwm_apply_cansleep() from atomic context
 	 * is a bad idea. So make it explicit that calling this function might
 	 * sleep.
 	 */
@@ -531,11 +531,11 @@ int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state)
 	 * only do this after pwm->state was applied as some
 	 * implementations of .get_state depend on this
 	 */
-	pwm_apply_state_debug(pwm, state);
+	pwm_apply_debug(pwm, state);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_apply_state);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_apply_cansleep);
 
 /**
  * pwm_capture() - capture and report a PWM signal
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ int pwm_adjust_config(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 		state.period = pargs.period;
 		state.polarity = pargs.polarity;
 
-		return pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+		return pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ int pwm_adjust_config(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 		state.duty_cycle = state.period - state.duty_cycle;
 	}
 
-	return pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pwm_adjust_config);
 
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
index 8fb84b441853..a1fc2fa0d03e 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-twl-led.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int twl4030_pwmled_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	 * We cannot skip calling ->config even if state->period ==
 	 * pwm->state.period && state->duty_cycle == pwm->state.duty_cycle
 	 * because we might have exited early in the last call to
-	 * pwm_apply_state because of !state->enabled and so the two values in
+	 * pwm_apply_cansleep because of !state->enabled and so the two values in
 	 * pwm->state might not be configured in hardware.
 	 */
 	ret = twl4030_pwmled_config(pwm->chip, pwm,
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c b/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
index 6d46db51daac..3a815dfbf31c 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/pwm-vt8500.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int vt8500_pwm_apply(struct pwm_chip *chip, struct pwm_device *pwm,
 	 * We cannot skip calling ->config even if state->period ==
 	 * pwm->state.period && state->duty_cycle == pwm->state.duty_cycle
 	 * because we might have exited early in the last call to
-	 * pwm_apply_state because of !state->enabled and so the two values in
+	 * pwm_apply_cansleep because of !state->enabled and so the two values in
 	 * pwm->state might not be configured in hardware.
 	 */
 	err = vt8500_pwm_config(pwm->chip, pwm, state->duty_cycle, state->period);
diff --git a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
index 8d1254761e4d..eca9cad3be76 100644
--- a/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
+++ b/drivers/pwm/sysfs.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ static ssize_t period_store(struct device *child,
 	mutex_lock(&export->lock);
 	pwm_get_state(pwm, &state);
 	state.period = val;
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 	mutex_unlock(&export->lock);
 
 	return ret ? : size;
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static ssize_t duty_cycle_store(struct device *child,
 	mutex_lock(&export->lock);
 	pwm_get_state(pwm, &state);
 	state.duty_cycle = val;
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 	mutex_unlock(&export->lock);
 
 	return ret ? : size;
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static ssize_t enable_store(struct device *child,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 
 unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&export->lock);
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ static ssize_t polarity_store(struct device *child,
 	mutex_lock(&export->lock);
 	pwm_get_state(pwm, &state);
 	state.polarity = polarity;
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 	mutex_unlock(&export->lock);
 
 	return ret ? : size;
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static int pwm_class_apply_state(struct pwm_export *export,
 				 struct pwm_device *pwm,
 				 struct pwm_state *state)
 {
-	int ret = pwm_apply_state(pwm, state);
+	int ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, state);
 
 	/* release lock taken in pwm_class_get_state */
 	mutex_unlock(&export->lock);
diff --git a/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c b/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
index 2aff6db748e2..c19d37a479d4 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/pwm-regulator.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ static int pwm_regulator_set_voltage_sel(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&pstate,
 			drvdata->duty_cycle_table[selector].dutycycle, 100);
 
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(drvdata->pwm, &pstate);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(drvdata->pwm, &pstate);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&rdev->dev, "Failed to configure PWM: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int pwm_regulator_set_voltage(struct regulator_dev *rdev,
 
 	pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&pstate, dutycycle, duty_unit);
 
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(drvdata->pwm, &pstate);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(drvdata->pwm, &pstate);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&rdev->dev, "Failed to configure PWM: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
index 8fcb62be597b..5cb702989ef6 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lm3630a_bl.c
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ static int lm3630a_pwm_ctrl(struct lm3630a_chip *pchip, int br, int br_max)
 
 	pchip->pwmd_state.enabled = pchip->pwmd_state.duty_cycle ? true : false;
 
-	return pwm_apply_state(pchip->pwmd, &pchip->pwmd_state);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(pchip->pwmd, &pchip->pwmd_state);
 }
 
 /* update and get brightness */
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c
index da1f124db69c..b7edbaaa169a 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lp855x_bl.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int lp855x_pwm_ctrl(struct lp855x *lp, int br, int max_br)
 	state.duty_cycle = div_u64(br * state.period, max_br);
 	state.enabled = state.duty_cycle;
 
-	return pwm_apply_state(lp->pwm, &state);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(lp->pwm, &state);
 }
 
 static int lp855x_bl_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
index a51fbab96368..f2568aaae476 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/pwm_bl.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 		pwm_get_state(pb->pwm, &state);
 		state.duty_cycle = compute_duty_cycle(pb, brightness, &state);
 		state.enabled = true;
-		pwm_apply_state(pb->pwm, &state);
+		pwm_apply_cansleep(pb->pwm, &state);
 
 		pwm_backlight_power_on(pb);
 	} else {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_update_status(struct backlight_device *bl)
 		 * inactive output.
 		 */
 		state.enabled = !pb->power_supply && !pb->enable_gpio;
-		pwm_apply_state(pb->pwm, &state);
+		pwm_apply_cansleep(pb->pwm, &state);
 	}
 
 	if (pb->notify_after)
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static int pwm_backlight_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!state.period && (data->pwm_period_ns > 0))
 		state.period = data->pwm_period_ns;
 
-	ret = pwm_apply_state(pb->pwm, &state);
+	ret = pwm_apply_cansleep(pb->pwm, &state);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed to apply initial PWM state: %d\n",
 			ret);
diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
index 5ae48e36fccb..e5cca01af55f 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/ssd1307fb.c
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static int ssd1307fb_init(struct ssd1307fb_par *par)
 
 		pwm_init_state(par->pwm, &pwmstate);
 		pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&pwmstate, 50, 100);
-		pwm_apply_state(par->pwm, &pwmstate);
+		pwm_apply_cansleep(par->pwm, &pwmstate);
 
 		/* Enable the PWM */
 		pwm_enable(par->pwm);
diff --git a/include/linux/pwm.h b/include/linux/pwm.h
index d2f9f690a9c1..af081cdbb77d 100644
--- a/include/linux/pwm.h
+++ b/include/linux/pwm.h
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ struct pwm_device {
  * @state: state to fill with the current PWM state
  *
  * The returned PWM state represents the state that was applied by a previous call to
- * pwm_apply_state(). Drivers may have to slightly tweak that state before programming it to
- * hardware. If pwm_apply_state() was never called, this returns either the current hardware
+ * pwm_apply_cansleep(). Drivers may have to slightly tweak that state before programming it to
+ * hardware. If pwm_apply_cansleep() was never called, this returns either the current hardware
  * state (if supported) or the default settings.
  */
 static inline void pwm_get_state(const struct pwm_device *pwm,
@@ -160,20 +160,20 @@ static inline void pwm_get_args(const struct pwm_device *pwm,
 }
 
 /**
- * pwm_init_state() - prepare a new state to be applied with pwm_apply_state()
+ * pwm_init_state() - prepare a new state to be applied with pwm_apply_cansleep()
  * @pwm: PWM device
  * @state: state to fill with the prepared PWM state
  *
  * This functions prepares a state that can later be tweaked and applied
- * to the PWM device with pwm_apply_state(). This is a convenient function
+ * to the PWM device with pwm_apply_cansleep(). This is a convenient function
  * that first retrieves the current PWM state and the replaces the period
  * and polarity fields with the reference values defined in pwm->args.
  * Once the function returns, you can adjust the ->enabled and ->duty_cycle
- * fields according to your needs before calling pwm_apply_state().
+ * fields according to your needs before calling pwm_apply_cansleep().
  *
  * ->duty_cycle is initially set to zero to avoid cases where the current
  * ->duty_cycle value exceed the pwm_args->period one, which would trigger
- * an error if the user calls pwm_apply_state() without adjusting ->duty_cycle
+ * an error if the user calls pwm_apply_cansleep() without adjusting ->duty_cycle
  * first.
  */
 static inline void pwm_init_state(const struct pwm_device *pwm,
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ pwm_get_relative_duty_cycle(const struct pwm_state *state, unsigned int scale)
  *
  * pwm_init_state(pwm, &state);
  * pwm_set_relative_duty_cycle(&state, 50, 100);
- * pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+ * pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
  *
  * This functions returns -EINVAL if @duty_cycle and/or @scale are
  * inconsistent (@scale == 0 or @duty_cycle > @scale).
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ struct pwm_chip {
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PWM)
 /* PWM user APIs */
-int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state);
+int pwm_apply_cansleep(struct pwm_device *pwm, const struct pwm_state *state);
 int pwm_adjust_config(struct pwm_device *pwm);
 
 /**
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static inline int pwm_config(struct pwm_device *pwm, int duty_ns,
 
 	state.duty_cycle = duty_ns;
 	state.period = period_ns;
-	return pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ static inline int pwm_enable(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 		return 0;
 
 	state.enabled = true;
-	return pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	return pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static inline void pwm_disable(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 		return;
 
 	state.enabled = false;
-	pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 }
 
 /* PWM provider APIs */
@@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ struct pwm_device *devm_fwnode_pwm_get(struct device *dev,
 				       struct fwnode_handle *fwnode,
 				       const char *con_id);
 #else
-static inline int pwm_apply_state(struct pwm_device *pwm,
-				  const struct pwm_state *state)
+static inline int pwm_apply_cansleep(struct pwm_device *pwm,
+				     const struct pwm_state *state)
 {
 	might_sleep();
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ static inline void pwm_apply_args(struct pwm_device *pwm)
 	state.period = pwm->args.period;
 	state.usage_power = false;
 
-	pwm_apply_state(pwm, &state);
+	pwm_apply_cansleep(pwm, &state);
 }
 
 struct pwm_lookup {
