linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6] Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

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Message-ID: <20240503232636.kbygwgo6h2c5evqc@libretux>
Date: Fri, 3 May 2024 18:26:36 -0500
From: Joseph Strauss <jstrauss@...lbox.org>
To: Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
Cc: linux-leds@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

On 24/05/03 09:57AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> On Sun, 28 Apr 2024, Joseph Strauss wrote:
> 
> > Add multicolor support to the BlinkM driver, making it easier to control
> > from userspace. The BlinkM LED is a programmable RGB LED. The driver
> > currently supports only the regular LED sysfs class, resulting in the
> > creation of three distinct classes, one for red, green, and blue. The
> > user then has to input three values into the three seperate brightness
> > files within those classes. The multicolor LED framework makes the
> > device easier to control with the multi_intensity file: the user can
> > input three values at once to form a color, while still controlling the
> > lightness with the brightness file.
> > 
> > The main struct blinkm_led has changed slightly. The struct led_classdev
> > for the regular sysfs classes remain. The blinkm_probe function checks
> > CONFIG_LEDS_BLINKM_MULTICOLOR to decide whether to load the seperate
> > sysfs classes or the single multicolor one, but never both. The
> > blinkm_set_mc_brightness() function had to be added to calculate the
> > three color components and then set the fields of the blinkm_data
> > structure accordingly.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joseph Strauss <jstrauss@...lbox.org>
> > ---
> > Changes in v2:
> > - Replaced instances of the constant 3 with NUM_LEDS, where applicable
> > - Fixed formatting errors
> > - Replaced loop inside of blinkm_set_mc_brightness() with equivalent
> >   statements
> > - Changed id of multicolor class from 4 to 3
> > - Replaced call to devm_kmalloc_array() with devm_kcalloc()
> > Changes in v3:
> > - Add CONFIG_LEDS_BLINKM_MULTICOLOR to check whether to use multicolor
> >   funcitonality
> > - Extend well-known-leds.txt to include standard names for RGB and indicator
> >   LEDS
> > - Change name of Blinkm sysfs class according to well-known-leds.txt
> > - Simplify struct blinkm_led and struct blinkm_data
> > - Remove magic numbers
> > - Fix formatting errors
> > - Remove unrelated changes
> > Changes in v4:
> > - Fix indentation
> > - Add default case to switch statement
> > Changes in v5:
> > - Fix warnings related to snprintf on s390 architecture, reported by
> >   0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service
> > Changes in v6:
> > - Refactored struct blinkm_led to use a union
> > - Refactored blinkm_probe()
> > - Clarified documentation
> > 
> >  Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst     |  31 +++-
> >  Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt |   8 +
> >  drivers/leds/Kconfig                   |   8 +
> >  drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c             | 223 +++++++++++++++++--------
> >  4 files changed, 198 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)
> 
> Just tried to apply this, but checkpatch.pl has some complaints.
> 
> Please fix them and resubmit, thanks.
> 
> -- 
> Lee Jones [李琼斯]
I fixed the errors and warnings that resulted from my patch, but am I correct in assuming I am not responsible for fixing the warnings from other parts of the file? It would make the patch messier is my concern.