linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] LEDs changes for v5.6-rc1

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Message-ID: <20200206224509.GA23636@duo.ucw.cz>
Date:   Thu, 6 Feb 2020 23:45:09 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:     kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
        Linux LED Subsystem <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] LEDs changes for v5.6-rc1

On Sun 2020-02-02 11:43:14, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 2, 2020 at 11:09 AM Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:
> >
> > LED updates for 5.6-rc1.
> >
> > Some of these changes are bugfixes already merged in v5.5, but I'd
> > have to rebase the for-next branch, and git merge handles that ok, so
> > I did not do that.
> 
> That's fine.
> 
> But I'd still have really wanted a short description of what the changes are..

Ah, sorry about that.

Besides random driver updates, we now allow referencing LED from the
device tree, which is important for (future) backlight<->LED
interoperation. (Which is in turn important for Librem 5 and Droid 4
phones).

Best regards,
									Pavel
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