linux-kernel - Re: [net-next PATCH v8 3/5] net: phy: add support for PHY LEDs polarity modes

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Message-ID: <957df01b-bb92-4f8a-9f2b-aacd3de1208d@lunn.ch>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 03:25:30 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	William Zhang <william.zhang@...adcom.com>,
	Anand Gore <anand.gore@...adcom.com>,
	Kursad Oney <kursad.oney@...adcom.com>,
	Florian Fainelli <florian.fainelli@...adcom.com>,
	Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>,
	Broadcom internal kernel review list <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
	Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>,
	Fernández Rojas <noltari@...il.com>,
	Sven Schwermer <sven.schwermer@...ruptive-technologies.com>,
	linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next PATCH v8 3/5] net: phy: add support for PHY LEDs
 polarity modes

> > > +	 * @dev: PHY device which has the LED
> > > +	 * @index: Which LED of the PHY device or -1
> > > +	 * @modes: bitmap of LED polarity modes
> > > +	 *
> > > +	 * Configure LED with all the required polarity modes in @modes
> > > +	 * to make it correctly turn ON or OFF.
> > 
> > index == -1 should be explained.
> >
> 
> If you are referring to the special way of setting the LED globally,
> that is not a thing anymore. Rob pointed out that having the double
> reference in DT is problematic and PHY driver should handle that
> internally.

So it sounds like you need to change

> > > +	 * @index: Which LED of the PHY device or -1

to remove the 'or -1'

   Andrew