linux-kernel - Re: Defining led's triggers as separate class

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Date:	Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:13:19 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Defining led's triggers as separate class

On Wed 2009-11-11 19:07:18, Rodolfo Giometti wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> it could be sane moving triggers core from leds directory and defining
> them as a separate class in order to be used by other subsystem?
> 
> For instance I have a voltage regulator (which should be logically
> implemented into current regulator class) who must be enabled/disabled
> when the LCD is turned on/off... if the driver was implemented as led
> class then I can use the trigger ledtrig-backlight.c but as regulator
> I can not.

Well, and then user does echo 'hddactivity' > trigger, and your
voltage regulator will have some fun?
								Pavel
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