linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7] Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

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Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 11:38:40 +0100
From: Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>
To: Joseph Strauss <jstrauss@...lbox.org>
Cc: pavel@....cz, jansimon.moeller@....de, conor@...nel.org,
	christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7] Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

On Mon, 06 May 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
> Changes in v7:
> - Fix formatting and spelling errors
> 
>  Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst     |  31 +++-
>  Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt |   8 +
>  drivers/leds/Kconfig                   |   8 +
>  drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c             | 224 +++++++++++++++++--------
>  4 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)

Applying patch(es)
Applying: Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver
Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
M	Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt
M	drivers/leds/Kconfig
M	drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c
Checking patch Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst...
Checking patch Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt...
Checking patch drivers/leds/Kconfig...
Checking patch drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c...
Applied patch Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst cleanly.
Applied patch Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt cleanly.
Applied patch drivers/leds/Kconfig cleanly.
Applied patch drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c cleanly.
Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
	Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst
	Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt
	drivers/leds/Kconfig
	drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c
Please commit your changes or stash them before you merge.
Aborting
error: Failed to merge in the changes.
Patch failed at 0001 Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]