linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 02/24] leds: core: Add support for composing LED class device names

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Date:   Tue, 13 Nov 2018 22:38:49 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...aro.org>,
        Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>, dmurphy@...com,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>, oleg@....org.ua,
        Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
        simon@...eageos.org, xiaotong.lu@...eadtrum.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/24] leds: core: Add support for composing LED class
 device names

Hi Pavel,

On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 11:07 PM Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:
> Not really, I'm afraid. Hard drives have no red LEDs on them (and the
> LED would not be visible, anyway) so the "device" symlink in such case
> would point to some kind of i2c LED controller.

I've seen hard drives with LEDs on the PCB.
External USB enclosures with hard drives typically have LEDs, too.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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