linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: ti-lmu: Modify dt bindings for the LM3697

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Message-ID: <83e31761-714d-db83-8c35-cf45243cb50b@ti.com>
Date:   Wed, 3 Apr 2019 15:23:53 -0500
From:   Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
To:     Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        <robh+dt@...nel.org>, <pavel@....cz>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] dt-bindings: ti-lmu: Modify dt bindings for the
 LM3697

Jacek

On 4/3/19 3:10 PM, Jacek Anaszewski wrote:
> Hi Dan,
> 
> Thank you for the patch.
> 
> You need Lee Jones on CC for this series.
> 

Yes I saw I missed Lee.

> One more comment below.
> 
> On 3/25/19 3:24 PM, Dan Murphy wrote:
>> The LM3697 is a single function LED driver. The single function LED
>> driver needs to reside in the LED directory as a dedicated LED driver
>> and not as a MFD device.  The device does have common brightness and ramp
>> features and those can be accomodated by a TI LMU framework.
>>
>> The LM3697 dt binding needs to be moved from the ti-lmu.txt and a dedicated
>> LED dt binding needs to be added.  The new LM3697 LED dt binding will then
>> reside in the Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds directory and follow the
>> current LED and general bindings guidelines.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
>> ---
>>   .../devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-lm3697.txt  | 77 +++++++++++++++++++
>>   .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/ti-lmu.txt        | 26 +------
>>   2 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>>   create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-lm3697.txt
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-lm3697.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-lm3697.txt
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..a780f11acd38
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-lm3697.txt
>> @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
>> +* Texas Instruments - LM3697 Highly Efficient White LED Driver
>> +
>> +The LM3697 11-bit LED driver provides high-
>> +performance backlight dimming for 1, 2, or 3 series
>> +LED strings while delivering up to 90% efficiency.
>> +
>> +This device is suitable for display and keypad Lighting
>> +
>> +Required properties:
>> +    - compatible:
>> +        "ti,lm3697"
>> +    - reg :  I2C slave address
>> +    - #address-cells : 1
>> +    - #size-cells : 0
>> +
>> +Optional properties:
>> +    - enable-gpios : GPIO pin to enable/disable the device
>> +    - vled-supply : LED supply
>> +
>> +Required child properties:
>> +    - reg : 0 - LED is Controlled by bank A
>> +        1 - LED is Controlled by bank B
>> +    - led-sources : Indicates which HVLED string is associated to which
>> +            control bank.  This is a zero based property so
>> +            HVLED1 = 0, HVLED2 = 1, HVLED3 = 2.
>> +            Additional information is contained
>> +            in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
>> +
>> +Optional child properties:
>> +    - max_brightness - This determines whether to use 8 bit brightness mode
>> +               or 11 bit brightness mode.  If this value is not
>> +               set the device is defaulted to the preferred 8bit
>> +               brightness mode per 7.3.4.1 of the data sheet.
>> +               The values are 255 (8bit) or 2047 (11bit).
> 
> We should use led-max-microamp for that, if possible.
> 

Actually I was thinking this property could move to common.txt
LM3697 would use it and it is also defined in leds-pwm.txt leds-netxbig.txt 

But I could rename it to led-max-microamp and figure out an algo to convert to max brightness

Dan

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Dan Murphy