linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH can-next v6] can: add tx/rx LED trigger support

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Date:	Thu, 6 Sep 2012 13:17:39 +0200
From:	Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...il.com>
To:	Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@...il.com>,
	Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
	Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@...gutronix.de>,
	linux-can@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@...ndegger.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH can-next v6] can: add tx/rx LED trigger support

Hi Kurt,

On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM, Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@....be> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 10:15:53PM +0200, Fabio Baltieri wrote:
>> On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 09:11:28AM +0200, Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
> [...]
>> > > The name of the device can only be changed when the interface is down.
>> > > Is it possible to put some scripting around it to detach and attach the leds
>> > > to the interfaces on ifup/ifdown triggers?
>> >
>> > Are the led triggers available for using while the netdev is down then?
>>
>> Sure!  On embedded systems triggers are usually attached to actual LEDs
>> at probe time using default_trigger field of struct led_classdev, and
>> that can be specified both in machine files or in device tree.
>
> I also think that led triggers should be available.

Right, that's why I think the only way is to use device name.

> I asked the question because detach & attach leds to interfaces would
> indeed break that.

Sure? I think that the trigger would be set again on reattach, as
default_trigger is checked both in led_cdev probe and
trigger_register, see:

http://lxr.free-electrons.com/source/drivers/leds/led-triggers.c#L180

I'll try that tonight.

> btw, I tried to send a patch tuesday (my first $ git send-email) using
> netdev notifiers: did you receive it, and what do you think of it?

Sure, I got it!  I was planning to try that this weekend but I can
give you some comments earlier tonight... sorry for the dealy!

Fabio

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Fabio Baltieri
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