linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] add dt configuration for dp83867 led modes

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Message-ID: <CAJ+vNU3P-t3Q1XZrNG=czvFBU7UsCOA_Ap47k9Ein_3VQy_tGw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:54:11 -0800
From:   Tim Harvey <tharvey@...eworks.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Pengutronix Kernel Team <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] add dt configuration for dp83867 led modes

On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 4:27 PM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 04:15:45PM -0800, Tim Harvey wrote:
> > This series adds a dt-prop ti,led-modes to configure dp83867 PHY led
> > modes, adds the code to implement it, and updates some board dt files
> > to use the new property.
>
> Sorry, but NACK.
>
> We need PHY leds to be controlled via /sys/class/leds. Everybody keeps
> trying to add there own way to configure these things, rather than
> have just one uniform way which all PHYs share.
>
>      Andrew

Andrew,

I completely agree with you but I haven't seen how that can be done
yet. What support exists for a PHY driver to expose their LED
configuration to be used that way? Can you point me to an example?

Best Regards,

Tim