Hi Milo,
Thanks for the patch. Please find my comments in the code.
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+LM3633 LED driver generates programmable pattern via the sysfs.
+
+LED Pattern Generator Structure
+
+ (3)
+ (a) ---------------> ___________
+ / \
+ (2) / \ (4)
+ (b) ----> _________/ \_________ ...
+ (1) (5)
+
+ |<----- period -----> |
+
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_times
"time" noun is uncountable.
+Date: Oct 2015
+KernelVersion: 4.3
These properties certainly will not appear in 4.3.
+Contact: Milo Kim <milo.kim@xxxxxx>
+Description: read/write
+ Set pattern time dimension. There are five arguments.
+ (1) startup delay
+ (2) rising dimming time
+ (3) how much time stays at high level
+ (4) falling dimming time
+ (5) how much time stays at low level
+ Ranges are
+ (1), (3), (5): 0 ~ 10000. Unit is millisecond.
+ (2), (4): 0 ~ 16000. Unit is millisecond.
+
+ Example:
+ No delay, rising 200ms, high 300ms, falling 100ms, low 400ms.
+ echo "0 200 300 100 400" > /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_times
+
+ cat /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_times
+ delay: 0, rise: 200, high: 300, fall: 100, low: 400
Generally a sysfs attribute should represent a single value.
There are cases where the attribute comprises a list of space separated
values, but certainly colons and commas adds to much noise, and are
cumbersome to parse. I'd opt for creating a separate sysfs attribute
for each of the above 5 properties.
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_levels
+Date: Oct 2015
+KernelVersion: 4.3
+Contact: Milo Kim <milo.kim@xxxxxx>
+Description: read/write
+ Set pattern level(brightness). There are two arguments.
+ (a) Low brightness level
+ (b) High brightness level
+ Ranges are from 0 to 255.
+
+ Example:
+ Low level is 0, high level is 255.
+ echo "0 255" > /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_levels
I'd go also for two separate attributes. E.g. pattern_brightness_lo and
pattern_brightness_hi, or maybe you'll have better idea.
+ cat /sys/class/leds/<led>/pattern_levels
+ low brightness: 0, high brightness: 255
+
+What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/run_pattern
+Date: Oct 2015
+KernelVersion: 4.3
+Contact: Milo Kim <milo.kim@xxxxxx>
+Description: write only
+ After 'pattern_times' and 'pattern_levels' are updated,
+ run the pattern by writing 1 to 'run_pattern'.
+ To stop running pattern, writes 0 to 'run_pattern'.
I wonder how registering an in-driver trigger would work. It would
allow for hiding above pattern attributes when the trigger is inactive,
and thus making the sysfs interface more transparent. You could avoid
the need for run_pattern attribute, as setting the trigger would itself
activate the pattern, and setting brightness to 0 would turn it off.
+/**
+ * struct ti_lmu_led
+ *
+ * @chip: Pointer to parent LED device
+ * @bank_id: LED bank ID
+ * @cdev: LED subsystem device structure
+ * @name: LED channel name
+ * @led_string: LED string configuration.
+ * Bit mask is set on parsing DT.
+ * @imax: [Optional] Max current index.
+ * It's result of ti_lmu_get_current_code().
Why is this optional?
+static ssize_t lm3633_led_store_pattern_levels(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ struct ti_lmu_led *lmu_led = to_ti_lmu_led(dev);
+ struct ti_lmu_led_chip *chip = lmu_led->chip;
+ unsigned int low, high;
+ u8 reg, offset, val;
+ int ret;
+
+ /*
+ * Sequence
+ *
+ * 1) Read pattern level data
+ * 2) Disable a bank before programming a pattern
+ * 3) Update LOW BRIGHTNESS register
+ * 4) Update HIGH BRIGHTNESS register
+ *
+ * Level register addresses have offset number based on the LED bank.
+ */
+
+ ret = sscanf(buf, "%u %u", &low, &high);
+ if (ret != 2)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ low = min_t(unsigned int, low, LM3633_LED_MAX_BRIGHTNESS);
Why don't you take into account the value defined by led-max-microamp
DT property here?
+static void lm3633_led_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+ struct ti_lmu_led *lmu_led = container_of(work, struct ti_lmu_led,
+ work);
+ struct ti_lmu_led_chip *chip = lmu_led->chip;
+ int ret;
+
+ mutex_lock(&chip->lock);
+
+ ret = ti_lmu_write_byte(chip->lmu,
+ LM3633_REG_BRT_LVLED_BASE + lmu_led->bank_id,
+ lmu_led->brightness);
+ if (ret) {
+ mutex_unlock(&chip->lock);
+ return;
+ }
+
+ if (lmu_led->brightness == 0)
+ lm3633_led_disable_bank(lmu_led);
+ else
+ lm3633_led_enable_bank(lmu_led);
Is it possible to control a brightness of a whole bank only,
and not individual LEDs?
+static int lm3633_led_init(struct ti_lmu_led *lmu_led, int bank_id)
+{
+ struct device *dev = lmu_led->chip->dev;
+ char name[12];
+ int ret;
+
+ /*
+ * Sequence
+ *
+ * 1) Configure LED bank which is used for brightness control
+ * 2) Set max current for each output channel
+ * 3) Add LED device
+ */
+
+ ret = lm3633_led_config_bank(lmu_led);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(dev, "Output bank register err: %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ ret = lm3633_led_set_max_current(lmu_led);
+ if (ret) {
+ dev_err(dev, "Set max current err: %d\n", ret);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ lmu_led->cdev.max_brightness = LM3633_LED_MAX_BRIGHTNESS;
The value assigned here should be determined by led-max-microamp
DT property.
+static int lm3633_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
+ struct ti_lmu *lmu = dev_get_drvdata(dev->parent);
+ struct ti_lmu_led_chip *chip;
+ struct ti_lmu_led *each;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ chip = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!chip)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ chip->dev = dev;
+ chip->lmu = lmu;
+
+ ret = lm3633_led_of_create(chip, dev->of_node);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /*
+ * Notifier callback is required because LED device needs
+ * reconfiguration after opened/shorted circuit fault monitoring
Shouldn't this be open/short circuit?