Re: [PATCH v3 0/9] Multicolor Framework update

[Dan Murphy]

Hello

On 6/16/19 10:49 AM, Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
>
> > Am Donnerstag, 23. Mai 2019, 14:08:11 CEST schrieb Dan Murphy:
> > >    leds: multicolor: Add sysfs interface definition
> > >    dt: bindings: Add multicolor class dt bindings documention
> > >    documention: leds: Add multicolor class documentation
> > >    dt-bindings: leds: Add multicolor ID to the color ID  list
> > >    leds: Add multicolor ID to the color ID list
> > >    leds: multicolor: Introduce a multicolor class definition
> > >    dt: bindings: lp50xx: Introduce the lp50xx family of RGB drivers
> > >    leds: lp50xx: Add the LP50XX family of the RGB LED driver
> > >    leds: Update the lp55xx to use the multi color framework
> > While not having much experience with the implementation of the LED subsystem,
> > I've had a short look at those. Curious question: would it be possible to take
> > three gpio-leds and group those together to one multicolor-led? I know at
> > least one board, where things are wired up like this, see e.g.
> > at91-sama5d27_som1_ek.dts
> Probably could be done, but is not really a good match. Multicolor was meant for
> LEDs with many brightness levels.

Well that is one aspect of the MC FW. The other aspect was to collate 
cluster RGB modules into a single

LED node as that RGB cluster would inherently display a functional color 
(ie RGB battery LED, multi-color

notification LEDs, Multicolor LED keyboards...)

Dan


> 									Pavel