Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 2/8] leds: add function to configure hardware controlled LED

From: Andrew Lunn <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2021 21:49:35 +0100

> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_LEDS_HARDWARE_CONTROL
> > > +enum blink_mode_cmd {
> > > +	BLINK_MODE_ENABLE, /* Enable the hardware blink mode */
> > > +	BLINK_MODE_DISABLE, /* Disable the hardware blink mode */
> > > +	BLINK_MODE_READ, /* Read the status of the hardware blink mode */
> > > +	BLINK_MODE_SUPPORTED, /* Ask the driver if the hardware blink mode is supported */
> > > +	BLINK_MODE_ZERO, /* Disable any hardware blink active */
> > > +};
> > > +#endif
> > 
> > this is a strange proposal for the API.
> > 
> > Anyway, led_classdev already has the blink_set() method, which is documented as
> > 	/*
> > 	  * Activate hardware accelerated blink, delays are in milliseconds
> > 	  * and if both are zero then a sensible default should be chosen.
> > 	  * The call should adjust the timings in that case and if it can't
> > 	  * match the values specified exactly.
> > 	  * Deactivate blinking again when the brightness is set to LED_OFF
> > 	  * via the brightness_set() callback.
> > 	  */
> > 	int		(*blink_set)(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
> > 				     unsigned long *delay_on,
> > 				     unsigned long *delay_off);
> > 
> > So we already have a method to set hardware blkinking, we don't need
> > another one.
> > 
> > Marek
> 
> But that is about hardware blink, not a LED controlled by hardware based
> on some rules/modes.
> Doesn't really match the use for the hardware control.
> Blink_set makes the LED blink contantly at the declared delay.
> The blink_mode_cmd are used to request stuff to a LED in hardware mode.
> 
> Doesn't seem correct to change/enhance the blink_set function with
> something that would do something completely different.

Humm. I can see merits for both.

What i like about reusing blink_set() is that it is well understood.
There is a defined sysfs API for it. ledtrig-oneshot.c also uses it,
for a non-repeating blink. So i think that also fits the PHY LED use
case.

	Andrew