linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add LED mode behavior/select properties and handle

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Message-ID: <20201216224118.GA31740@amd>
Date:   Wed, 16 Dec 2020 23:41:19 +0100
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Ivan Mikhaylov <i.mikhaylov@...ro.com>, marek.behun@....cz,
        linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add LED mode behavior/select properties and handle

Hi!

> In KSZ9131 PHY it is possible to control LEDs blink behavior via
> LED mode behavior and select registers. Add DTS properties plus handles
> of them inside micrel PHY driver.
> 
> I've some concerns about passing raw register values into LED mode
> select and behavior. It can be passed via array like in microchip
> driver(Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan78xx.txt).
> There is the problem in this particular driver - there is a lot of other PHYs
> and led mode behavior/select states may intersect, that's the reason why
> I did it this way. Is there any good ways to make it look more
> properly?

Lets... not do this?

We have a LED subsystem which should probably control the LEDs... so
user can specify behaviours at run-time, instead of them being
hard-coded in the device tree.

Plus, LED subsystem will use same interface for networks LEDs as for
... other LEDs.

Best regards,
									Pavel
-- 
http://www.livejournal.com/~pavelmachek

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