Re: [PATCH v5 09/11] leds: pca995x: Add sysfs files for error reporting

[Lee Jones]

On Mon, 05 Oct 2026, Nora Schiffer wrote:

> The PCA9955B/PCA9956B have builtin failure detection. Provide sysfs files
> for individual LED status (reporting "okay", "short-circuit" or
> "open-circuit") as well as a global "has_errors" flag. has_errors is
> sticky and must be cleared by writing "clear" to the sysfs file.
>
> Failure detection on the PCA9952/PCA9955 (without "B") works differently
> and is currently unsupported.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nora Schiffer <nora.schiffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 108 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
> index 3d6053625b1c9..359803d0030fb 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
> @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
>   * Copyright 2023 Marek Vasut
>   */
>
> +#include <linux/bits.h>
>  #include <linux/delay.h>
>  #include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
>  #include <linux/i2c.h>
> @@ -24,6 +25,9 @@
>  /* Auto-increment disabled. Normal mode */
>  #define PCA995X_MODE1_CFG		0x00
>
> +#define PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR		BIT(4)
> +#define PCA995X_MODE2_ERROR		BIT(6)
> +
>  /* LED select registers determine the source that drives LED outputs */
>  #define PCA995X_LED_OFF			0x0
>  #define PCA995X_LED_ON			0x1
> @@ -37,19 +41,37 @@
>  #define PCA995X_IREFALL_FULL_CFG	0xFF
>  #define PCA995X_IREFALL_HALF_CFG	(PCA995X_IREFALL_FULL_CFG / 2)
>
> +#define PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED	U8_MAX
> +
> +#define PCA995X_EFLAG_BITS		2
> +#define PCA995X_EFLAG_MASK		GENMASK(1, 0)
> +
>  #define ldev_to_led(c)	container_of(c, struct pca995x_led, ldev)
>
>  struct pca995x_chipdef {
>  	unsigned int num_leds;
>  	u8 pwm_base;
>  	u8 irefall;
> +	u8 eflag_base;
>  	u8 mode2_cfg;
> +	const struct attribute_group **attr_groups;
>  };
>
> +static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);

Please avoid forward declaring functions.

Shuffle things around so that it is not required.

> +
> +static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(status);
> +
> +static struct attribute *pca995x_led_error_attrs[] = {
> +	&dev_attr_status.attr,
> +	NULL,
> +};
> +ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(pca995x_led_error);

Are these documented as per the guidance?

> +
>  static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9952_chipdef = {
>  	.num_leds	= 16,
>  	.pwm_base	= 0x0a,
>  	.irefall	= 0x43,
> +	.eflag_base	= PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED,
>  	/* Reset default */
>  	.mode2_cfg	= 0x05,
>  };
> @@ -58,16 +80,20 @@ static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9955b_chipdef = {
>  	.num_leds	= 16,
>  	.pwm_base	= 0x08,
>  	.irefall	= 0x45,
> -	/* Reset default */
> -	.mode2_cfg	= 0x01,
> +	.eflag_base	= 0x46,
> +	/* Reset default + clear errors on probe */
> +	.mode2_cfg	= 0x01 | PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR,
> +	.attr_groups	= pca995x_led_error_groups,
>  };
>
>  static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9956b_chipdef = {
>  	.num_leds	= 24,
>  	.pwm_base	= 0x0a,
>  	.irefall	= 0x40,
> -	/* Reset default */
> -	.mode2_cfg	= 0x05,
> +	.eflag_base	= 0x41,
> +	/* Reset default + clear errors on probe */
> +	.mode2_cfg	= 0x05 | PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR,
> +	.attr_groups	= pca995x_led_error_groups,
>  };
>
>  struct pca995x_led {
> @@ -119,6 +145,77 @@ static int pca995x_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
>  	}
>  }
>
> +static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> +{
> +	struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +	struct pca995x_led *led = ldev_to_led(led_cdev);
> +	struct pca995x_chip *chip = led->chip;
> +	const struct pca995x_chipdef *chipdef = chip->chipdef;
> +	const char *status = "unknown";
> +	unsigned int val;
> +	int shift, ret;
> +	u8 reg;
> +
> +	reg = chipdef->eflag_base + (led->led_no / PCA995X_OUTPUTS_PER_REG);
> +	shift = PCA995X_EFLAG_BITS * (led->led_no % PCA995X_OUTPUTS_PER_REG);
> +
> +	ret = regmap_read(chip->regmap, reg, &val);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	switch ((val >> shift) & PCA995X_EFLAG_MASK) {
> +	case 0:
> +		status = "okay";
> +		break;
> +	case 1:
> +		status = "short-circuit";
> +		break;
> +	case 2:
> +		status = "open-circuit";
> +	}
> +
> +	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", status);
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t has_errors_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> +{
> +	struct pca995x_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +	unsigned int val;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	ret = regmap_read(chip->regmap, PCA995X_MODE2, &val);
> +	if (ret)
> +		return ret;
> +
> +	return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", !!(val & PCA995X_MODE2_ERROR));
> +}
> +
> +static ssize_t has_errors_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
> +				const char *buf, size_t count)
> +{
> +	struct pca995x_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	if (!sysfs_streq(buf, "clear"))
> +		return -EINVAL;
> +
> +	ret = regmap_update_bits(chip->regmap, PCA995X_MODE2,
> +				 PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR, PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR);
> +
> +	return ret ?: count;
> +}
> +
> +static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(has_errors);
> +
> +static struct attribute *pca995x_error_attrs[] = {
> +	&dev_attr_has_errors.attr,
> +	NULL,
> +};
> +
> +static const struct attribute_group pca995x_error_group = {
> +	.attrs = pca995x_error_attrs,
> +};
> +
>  static const struct regmap_config pca995x_regmap = {
>  	.reg_bits = 8,
>  	.val_bits = 8,
> @@ -185,6 +282,7 @@ static int pca995x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  		led->led_no = reg;
>  		led->ldev.brightness_set_blocking = pca995x_brightness_set;
>  		led->ldev.max_brightness = 255;
> +		led->ldev.groups = chipdef->attr_groups;
>  	}
>
>  	/* Disable LED all-call address and set normal mode */
> @@ -202,6 +300,12 @@ static int pca995x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
>  	if (ret)
>  		goto err_put_nodes;
>
> +	if (chipdef->eflag_base != PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED) {
> +		ret = devm_device_add_group(dev, &pca995x_error_group);
> +		if (ret)
> +			goto err_put_nodes;
> +	}
> +
>  	for (i = 0; i < chipdef->num_leds; i++) {
>  		struct led_init_data init_data = {};
>
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-- 
Lee Jones