Re: [PATCH] leds: add NCT6795D driver
From: Pavel Machek
Date: Mon Jul 20 2020 - 09:57:43 EST
Hi!
> > According to common LED bindings you should propose a new function
> > if none of the existing ones fits your needs.
> >
> > > This is normally used for motherboard lightning, right? I believe this
> > > is getting common on gaming boards, and we want common support for
> > > that.
> >
> > I agree.
>
> These boards are indeed far from being a rarity so having a function
> for them (maybe named LED_FUNCTION_RGB_HEADER?) makes sense IMHO. I'll
> submit a patch for that with the next revision.
I'd call it something LED_FUNCTION_INTERNALS, and make it clear this
is for illuminating machine internals.
> Speaking of which, after looking at the multicolor patchset it is
> pretty obvious that it would be a much better way to expose this RGB
> header, so I think I will wait until it is merged and adapt the driver
> to use it.
Take a look at LED tree today, or linux-next tommorow. Basics should
be there.
Best regards,
Pavel
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