linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v6 09/11] leds: trigger: netdev: add additional hardware only triggers

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Message-ID: <6273d179.1c69fb81.7c36a.435b@mx.google.com>
Date:   Thu, 5 May 2022 15:30:31 +0200
From:   Ansuel Smith <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...il.com>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        John Crispin <john@...ozen.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v6 09/11] leds: trigger: netdev: add additional
 hardware only triggers

On Thu, May 05, 2022 at 03:29:26AM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 05:16:31PM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > Add additional hardware only triggers commonly supported by switch LEDs.
> > 
> > Additional modes:
> > link_10: LED on with link up AND speed 10mbps
> > link_100: LED on with link up AND speed 100mbps
> > link_1000: LED on with link up AND speed 1000mbps
> > half_duplex: LED on with link up AND half_duplex mode
> > full_duplex: LED on with link up AND full duplex mode
> > 
> > Additional blink interval modes:
> > blink_2hz: LED blink on any even at 2Hz (250ms)
> > blink_4hz: LED blink on any even at 4Hz (125ms)
> > blink_8hz: LED blink on any even at 8Hz (62ms)
> 
> I would suggest separating blink intervals into a patch of their own,
> because they are orthogonal to the other modes. Most PHYs are not
> going to support them, or they have to be the same across all LEDs, or
> don't for example make sense with duplex etc. We need to first
> concentrate on the basics, get that correct. Then we can add nice to
> have features like this.
> 
>      Andrew

Okok will just drop this. I agree that adds additional complexity to the
code and would make this even harder to merge.

-- 
	Ansuel