Re: [PATCH v6 6/9] leds: multicolor: Introduce a multicolor class definition

[Dan Murphy]

Greg

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> +static int led_multicolor_init_color(struct led_classdev_mc_data *data,
> +				     struct led_classdev_mc *mcled_cdev,
> +				     int color_id, int color_index)
> +{
> +	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = mcled_cdev->led_cdev;
> +	struct led_mc_color_entry *mc_priv;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	mc_priv = devm_kzalloc(led_cdev->dev, sizeof(*mc_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!mc_priv)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +	mc_priv->led_color_id = color_id;
> +	mc_priv->mcled_cdev = mcled_cdev;
> +
> +	led_color_group.name = led_colors[color_id];
> +	ret = sysfs_create_group(data->color_kobj, &led_color_group);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	sysfs_attr_init(&mc_priv->intensity_attr.attr);
> +	mc_priv->intensity_attr.attr.name = "intensity";
> +	mc_priv->intensity_attr.attr.mode = 666;
> +	mc_priv->intensity_attr.store = intensity_store;
> +	mc_priv->intensity_attr.show = intensity_show;
> +	ret = sysfs_add_file_to_group(data->color_kobj,
> +				      &mc_priv->intensity_attr.attr,
> +				      led_color_group.name);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	sysfs_attr_init(&mc_priv->max_intensity_attr.attr);
> +	mc_priv->max_intensity_attr.attr.name = "max_intensity";
> +	mc_priv->max_intensity_attr.attr.mode = 444;
> +	mc_priv->max_intensity_attr.show = max_intensity_show;
> +	ret = sysfs_add_file_to_group(data->color_kobj,
> +				      &mc_priv->max_intensity_attr.attr,
> +				      led_color_group.name);
> +	if (ret)
> +		goto err_out;
> +
> +	mc_priv->max_intensity = LED_FULL;
> +	list_add_tail(&mc_priv->list, &data->color_list);
> +
> +err_out:
> +	return ret;
> +}
> +
> +static int led_multicolor_init_color_dir(struct led_classdev_mc_data *data,
> +					 struct led_classdev_mc *mcled_cdev)
> +{
> +	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = mcled_cdev->led_cdev;
> +	u32 color_id;
> +	int ret;
> +	int i, j = 0;
> +
> +	data->color_kobj = kobject_create_and_add("colors",
> +						  &led_cdev->dev->kobj);

We need some guidance here on how to properly create sub directories 
more then 1 level deep.

In short under the LED class device parent directory we want to create a 
directory called "colors".

Under that directory we want to create a directory corresponding to the 
monochrome LED color.
Under that directory we have the files to for intensity and 
max_intensity for the monochrome LED.

We can use the LED class kobject to create the colors directory using 
the sysfs calls but the issue comes when creating the LED color 
directory. We don't have a kobj for colors to associate those 
directories to. The only API we see to use the kobject_create_and_add 
which then gives us the colors directory kobj.

So the directory structure would look like this which is explained in 
this patch https://lore.kernel.org/patchwork/patch/1128444/

Directory Layout Example
========================
root:/sys/class/leds/rgb:grouped_leds# ls -lR colors/
colors/:
drwxr-xr-xÂÂÂ 2 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 0 Jun 28 20:21 blue
rwxr-xr-xÂÂÂ 2 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 0 Jun 28 20:21 green
drwxr-xr-xÂÂÂ 2 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 0 Jun 28 20:21 red

colors/blue:
-rw-------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:21 intensity
-r--------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:27 max_intensity
+colors/green:
-rw-------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:22 intensity
-r--------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:27 max_intensity

colors/red:
-rw-------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:21 intensity
-r--------ÂÂÂ 1 rootÂÂÂÂ rootÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ 4096 Jun 28 20:27 max_intensity

I have reviewed your example code and read your blogs and papers on the 
subject but nothing really talks about sub-sub directories.

Now if this is a no-no in the kernel that is fine we can adjust but 
Jacek wanted to get your opinon/guidance on this topic.

Dan

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