linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/18] Introduce a led trigger for CPU activity and consolidate LED driver in ARM

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Date:	Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:18:29 +0800
From:	Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@...onical.com>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>, nicolas.pitre@...aro.org,
	linux@....linux.org.uk, arnd@...db.de, tony@...mide.com,
	jochen@...am.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jamie@...ieiles.com,
	linux@...im.org.za, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/18] Introduce a led trigger for CPU activity and
 consolidate LED driver in ARM

On Mon, Aug 29, 2011 at 7:00 PM, Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Bryan Wu <bryan.wu@...onical.com> wrote:
>
>> Based on Linus Walleij's ARM LED consolidation work, this patchset introduce a
>> new generic led trigger for CPU not only for ARM but also for others.
>
> I think Russell was pretty clear that he saw problems inside the "new LEDs"
> subsystem (drivers/leds) that need be fixed before we migrate this support
> to use the LED class devices.
>
> Can you see if you can address his comment on the earlier realview patch,
> i.e. this:
> http://marc.info/?l=linux-arm-kernel&m=131237280009775&w=2
>

Yeah, I replied that email with a patch to select LEDS_CLASS when
CONFIG_NEW_LEDS=y.

But you know, there is no comments about that.

> rpurdie: your comments on the state of the LEDs class?
>
> If I get time I will attempt to fix it, no clue when that will be though.
>

Thanks a lot, I think our ledtrig-cpu patches are quite good for
merging, although Russell has some concern about leds subsystem.

Regards,
-- 
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