linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] leds: usb: Add LED trigger for USB gadget activity

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Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2014 16:42:44 -0500
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Bryan Wu <cooloney@...il.com>
Cc:	Michal Sojka <sojka@...ica.cz>,
	Linux LED Subsystem <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>,
	michal.vokac@...ap.cz, Richard Purdie <rpurdie@...ys.net>,
	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] leds: usb: Add LED trigger for USB gadget activity

On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 10:39:03AM -0700, Bryan Wu wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 4:53 AM, Michal Sojka <sojka@...ica.cz> wrote:
> > With this patch, USB gadget activity can be signaled by blinking a LED.
> >
> > Since there is no generic code where to put the trigger for all USB
> > controllers, each USB controller needs to call the trigger individually.
> > This patch adds the call only for the musb controller where I can test
> > it.
> >
> 
> Generally I think one led trigger for both USB host and USB gadget
> activity is good enough. We don't need 2 same led trigger here.

What about systems that have both running at the same time?  Don't you
want individual control?

> And probably you can just put this code in drivers/usb subsystem,
> since this driver is quite simple to add to USB subsystem.

I have no objection to that, if the LED people don't mind it.

thanks,

greg k-h
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