linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger

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Date:   Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:26:27 +0200
From:   Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@...il.com>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>,
        Felipe Balbi <balbi@...nel.org>,
        Peter Chen <hzpeterchen@...il.com>,
        "linux-usb@...r.kernel.org" <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@...guardiasur.com.ar>,
        Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>,
        Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Stephan Linz <linz@...pro.net>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:LED SUBSYSTEM" <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3] leds: trigger: Introduce an USB port trigger

On 24 August 2016 at 11:21, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 12:03:29AM +0200, Rafał Miłecki wrote:
>> From: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
>>
>> This commit adds a new trigger responsible for turning on LED when USB
>> device gets connected to the specified USB port. This can can useful for
>> various home routers that have USB port(s) and a proper LED telling user
>> a device is connected.
>>
>> The trigger gets its documentation file but basically it just requires
>> specifying USB port in a Linux format (e.g. echo 1-1 > new_port).
>>
>> During work on this trigger there was a plan to add DT bindings for it,
>> but there wasn't an agreement on the format yet. This can be worked on
>> later, a sysfs interface is needed anyway for platforms not using DT.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>
>> ---
>> V2: Trying to add DT support, idea postponed as it will take more time
>>     to discuss the bindings.
>> V3: Fix typos in commit and Documentation (thanks Jacek!)
>>     Use "ports" sysfs file for adding and removing USB ports (thx Jacek)
>>     Check if there is USB device connected after adding new USB port
>>     Fix memory leak or two
>>
>> Felipe: I'd like to ask for your Ack before having this patch pushed.
>> ---
>>  Documentation/leds/ledtrig-usbport.txt |  49 +++++++
>>  drivers/leds/trigger/Kconfig           |   8 ++
>>  drivers/leds/trigger/Makefile          |   1 +
>>  drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-usbport.c | 253 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  4 files changed, 311 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/leds/ledtrig-usbport.txt
>>  create mode 100644 drivers/leds/trigger/ledtrig-usbport.c
>
> You are adding sysfs files without adding a Documentation/ABI/ entry,
> please never do that.

This is the way all LED triggers are documented, I just blindly
assumed it's OK. Could you be a bit more helpful and help me to
understand further steps? Should I drop
Documentation/leds/ledtrig-usbport.txt and add proper entry in
Documentation/ABI/testing? Or should I keep both files? What about
current sysfs of other triggers? Should they be moved/documented in
ABI?

-- 
Rafał