linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] leds: core: add support for RGB LED's

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Date:	Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:05:35 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc:	Jacek Anaszewski <j.anaszewski@...sung.com>,
	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 4/4] leds: core: add support for RGB LED's

On Tue 2016-03-01 22:36:12, Heiner Kallweit wrote:
> Export a function to convert HSV color values to RGB.
> It's intended to be called by drivers for RGB LEDs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
> ---
> v2:
> - move hsv -> rgb conversion to separate file
> - remove flag LED_DEV_CAP_RGB
> v3:
> - call led_hsv_to_rgb only if LED_DEV_CAP_HSV is set
>   This is needed in cases when we have monochrome and color LEDs
>   as well in a system.
> v4:
> - Export led_hsv_to_rgb and let the device driver call it instead
>   of doing the conversion in the core
> v5:
> - don't ignore led_cdev->brightness_get silently if LED_DEV_CAP_RGB
>   is set but warn
> ---
>  drivers/leds/led-class.c    |  7 +++++++
>  drivers/leds/led-rgb-core.c | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/leds.h        |  8 ++++++++
>  3 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/led-class.c b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
> index 8a3748a..a4b144e 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/led-class.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/led-class.c
> @@ -193,6 +193,13 @@ int led_classdev_register(struct device *parent, struct led_classdev *led_cdev)
>  	char name[64];
>  	int ret;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * for now reading back the color is not supported as multiple
> +	 * HSV -> RGB -> HSV conversions may distort the color due to
> +	 * rounding issues in the conversion algorithm
> +	 */
> +	WARN_ON(led_cdev->flags & LED_DEV_CAP_RGB && led_cdev->brightness_get);
> +

Backtrace is useless here, you may want to add some ()s and you don't
really want user to be causing messages in syslog this easily.
									Pavel
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