Re: [PATCH net-next + leds v2 6/7] net: phy: marvell: add support for LEDs controlled by Marvell PHYs

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > We already have different support for blinking in LED subsystem. Lets use that.
> 
> You are assuming we have full software control of the LED, we can turn
> it on and off. That is not always the case. But there is sometimes a
> mode which the hardware blinks the LED.

Please see "timer" trigger support in the LED subsystem. We already
have hardware-accelerated blinking for the LEDs, and phy LEDs should
use same mechanism.

> Being able to blink the LED is useful: ethtool(1): -p --identify

...and yes, it should work for ethtool, too.

See leds-ss4200.c: nasgpio_led_set_blink() for an example. (But it may
not be good example).

Best regards,
								Pavel