netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH v6 03/11] leds: trigger: netdev: drop NETDEV_LED_MODE

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Date:   Thu, 5 May 2022 15:05:16 +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 03/11] leds: trigger: netdev: drop
 NETDEV_LED_MODE_LINKUP from mode

On Thu, May 05, 2022 at 01:25:31AM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 05:16:25PM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > Drop NETDEV_LED_MODE_LINKUP from mode list and convert to a simple bool
> > that will be true or false based on the carrier link. No functional
> > change intended.
> 
> What is missing from the commit message is an explanation why?
> 
>      Andrew

Will add the reason.
Just in case it doesn't make sense...
The reason is that putting a state in the mode bitmap doesn't look
correct. It's ""acceptable"" if we have only 3 state (rx, tx and link).
It become problematic when we start to have 7 modes and a link up state
should be handled differently.

Does it make sense?

-- 
	Ansuel