[PATCH v2 2/3] leds: flash: rt8515: Support single-GPIO flash ICs with vin supply

From: Rudraksha Gupta via B4 Relay

Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 14:35:26 EST


From: Rudraksha Gupta <guptarud@xxxxxxxxx>

Extend the RT8515 driver to support flash ICs that use only a single
GPIO for both flash and torch modes (no separate ENT pin), with an
optional vin regulator that gates power to the flash IC.

When vin-supply is provided, the driver enables the regulator before
activating the LED and disables it when turning off.

Make ent-gpios optional and validate at probe time that exactly one of
ent-gpios or vin-supply is provided. When ent-gpios is absent, the
driver uses enf-gpios for both flash and torch brightness control.

Signed-off-by: Rudraksha Gupta <guptarud@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/leds/flash/leds-rt8515.c | 64 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 56 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/leds/flash/leds-rt8515.c b/drivers/leds/flash/leds-rt8515.c
index f6b439674c03..69cfd5cba921 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/flash/leds-rt8515.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/flash/leds-rt8515.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct rt8515 {
struct v4l2_flash *v4l2_flash;
struct mutex lock;
struct regulator *reg;
+ bool reg_enabled;
struct gpio_desc *enable_torch;
struct gpio_desc *enable_flash;
struct timer_list powerdown_timer;
@@ -66,7 +67,12 @@ static struct rt8515 *to_rt8515(struct led_classdev_flash *fled)
static void rt8515_gpio_led_off(struct rt8515 *rt)
{
gpiod_set_value(rt->enable_flash, 0);
- gpiod_set_value(rt->enable_torch, 0);
+ if (rt->enable_torch)
+ gpiod_set_value(rt->enable_torch, 0);
+ if (rt->reg && rt->reg_enabled) {
+ regulator_disable(rt->reg);
+ rt->reg_enabled = false;
+ }
}

static void rt8515_gpio_brightness_commit(struct gpio_desc *gpiod,
@@ -92,6 +98,7 @@ static int rt8515_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led,
{
struct led_classdev_flash *fled = lcdev_to_flcdev(led);
struct rt8515 *rt = to_rt8515(fled);
+ int ret = 0;

mutex_lock(&rt->lock);

@@ -99,16 +106,33 @@ static int rt8515_led_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led,
/* Off */
rt8515_gpio_led_off(rt);
} else if (brightness < RT8515_TORCH_MAX) {
- /* Step it up to movie mode brightness using the flash pin */
- rt8515_gpio_brightness_commit(rt->enable_torch, brightness);
+ /* Enable the vin regulator if needed */
+ if (rt->reg && !rt->reg_enabled) {
+ ret = regulator_enable(rt->reg);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ rt->reg_enabled = true;
+ }
+ /* Step it up to movie mode brightness */
+ rt8515_gpio_brightness_commit(rt->enable_torch ?
+ rt->enable_torch : rt->enable_flash, brightness);
} else {
+ /* Enable the vin regulator if needed */
+ if (rt->reg && !rt->reg_enabled) {
+ ret = regulator_enable(rt->reg);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ rt->reg_enabled = true;
+ }
/* Max torch brightness requested */
- gpiod_set_value(rt->enable_torch, 1);
+ gpiod_set_value(rt->enable_torch ? rt->enable_torch :
+ rt->enable_flash, 1);
}

+out:
mutex_unlock(&rt->lock);

- return 0;
+ return ret;
}

static int rt8515_led_flash_strobe_set(struct led_classdev_flash *fled,
@@ -117,10 +141,18 @@ static int rt8515_led_flash_strobe_set(struct led_classdev_flash *fled,
struct rt8515 *rt = to_rt8515(fled);
struct led_flash_setting *timeout = &fled->timeout;
int brightness = rt->flash_max_intensity;
+ int ret = 0;

mutex_lock(&rt->lock);

if (state) {
+ /* Enable the vin regulator if needed */
+ if (rt->reg && !rt->reg_enabled) {
+ ret = regulator_enable(rt->reg);
+ if (ret)
+ goto out;
+ rt->reg_enabled = true;
+ }
/* Enable LED flash mode and set brightness */
rt8515_gpio_brightness_commit(rt->enable_flash, brightness);
/* Set timeout */
@@ -135,9 +167,10 @@ static int rt8515_led_flash_strobe_set(struct led_classdev_flash *fled,
fled->led_cdev.brightness = LED_OFF;
/* After this the torch LED will be disabled */

+out:
mutex_unlock(&rt->lock);

- return 0;
+ return ret;
}

static int rt8515_led_flash_strobe_get(struct led_classdev_flash *fled,
@@ -298,12 +331,27 @@ static int rt8515_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(rt->enable_flash),
"cannot get ENF (enable flash) GPIO\n");

- /* ENT - Enable Torch line */
- rt->enable_torch = devm_gpiod_get(dev, "ent", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
+ /* ENT - Enable Torch line (optional for single-GPIO flash ICs) */
+ rt->enable_torch = devm_gpiod_get_optional(dev, "ent", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
if (IS_ERR(rt->enable_torch))
return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(rt->enable_torch),
"cannot get ENT (enable torch) GPIO\n");

+ /* Optional VIN supply (e.g. GPIO-controlled fixed regulator) */
+ rt->reg = devm_regulator_get_optional(dev, "vin");
+ if (IS_ERR(rt->reg)) {
+ if (PTR_ERR(rt->reg) == -ENODEV)
+ rt->reg = NULL;
+ else
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, PTR_ERR(rt->reg),
+ "failed to get vin supply\n");
+ }
+
+ /* Exactly one of ENT or VIN must be provided */
+ if (!rt->enable_torch == !rt->reg)
+ return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
+ "exactly one of ent-gpios or vin-supply is required\n");
+
child = device_get_next_child_node(dev, NULL);
if (!child) {
dev_err(dev,

--
2.53.0