netdev - Re: [PATCH v7 11/11] dt-bindings: net: dsa: qca8k: add LEDs definition example

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Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2022 13:59:36 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@...il.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        "Russell King (Oracle)" <rmk+kernel@...linux.org.uk>,
        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,
        Tim Harvey <tharvey@...eworks.com>,
        Alexander Stein <alexander.stein@...tq-group.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <rasmus.villemoes@...vas.dk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 11/11] dt-bindings: net: dsa: qca8k: add LEDs
 definition example

> An alternative way would be set the reg to be the global led number in
> the switch and deatch the phy from the calculation.
> 
> Something like
> port 0 led 0 = reg 0
> port 0 led 1 = reg 1
> port 1 led 0 = reg 2
> port 1 led 1 = reg 3

I would not do this. It will make LED controllers embedded in switches
different to LEDs controllers embedded in PHYs. Ideally we want them
identical. One binding to rule them all.

	   Andrew