Re: [Linux-stm32] [PATCH v7 10/12] ARM: dts: stm32: Fix schema warnings for pwm-leds

[Ahmad Fatoum]

Hello Alexander,

On 10/28/20 8:34 AM, Alexander Dahl wrote:
> Hello Ahmad,
> 
> Am Dienstag, 27. Oktober 2020, 11:58:10 CET schrieb Ahmad Fatoum:
>> Hello,
>>
>> On 10/27/20 11:05 AM, Alexander Dahl wrote:
>>> Hello Ahmad,
>>>
>>> thanks for your feedback, comments below.
>>>
>>>>> -	led-rgb {
>>>>> +	led-controller-2 {
>>>>
>>>> Is a single RGB LED really a controller?
>>>
>>> I just followed the recommendations by Rob here.
>>
>> Do you happen to know if the new multicolor LED support could be used here?
> 
> AFAIK not yet. The multicolor class should be ready and it is used by some 
> drivers for I²C connected LED controllers, but if I understood Pavel 
> correctly, additional work has to be done for a gpio and/or pwm multicolor 
> driver. See this thread from August for example:
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/linux-leds/2530787.iFCFyWWcSu@g550jk/

I see. Thanks for the info.

>> I find it unfortunate that the device tree loses information relevant to
>> humans to adhere to a fixed nomenclature. Apparently led-controller isn't
>> even codified in the YAML binding (It's just in the examples). If you
>> respin, please add a comment that this is a single RGB led. I'd prefer to
>> keep the information in the DTB as well though.
> 
> The "new" attributes 'function' and 'color' attributes should cover this 
> information. IIRC those were introduced sometime before v5.4 and documentation 
> is in the leds/common.yaml binding. I don't see it in the scope of this patch 
> series, but if we would merge this warning fix first, the information is lost, 
> so maybe those attributes should be added before?

Does it? The label already says it's a green LED, but the information that
it's a single physical LED 'bulb' is lost.

> 
> My heuristics on that would be looking at the label and if there's a distinct 
> color in it, add the color property. I could do that for all pwm LEDs known to 
> the tree currently. That would be a bigger task for GPIO leds though. ;-)

I would be ok with just the led-containing node hinting that it's a single RGB led.

Cheers,
Ahmad

> 
>>
>>>>>  		compatible = "pwm-leds";
>>>>>
>>>>> -		led-red {
>>>>> +		led-2 {
>>>>
>>>> Shouldn't this have been led-1 as well or is the numbering "global" ?
>>>
>>> Also good question. This numbering is for dts only, it usually does
>>> not correspond with LEDs on the board, so it could be numbered per
>>> led-controller as well?
>>
>> I'd prefer that it starts by 1. That way it's aligned with PWM channel
>> ID.
> 
> Ack.
> 
>>
>> Thanks for fixing the dtschema warnings by the way!
> 
> Well, I "introduced" them by converting the leds-pwm binding to yaml (not 
> merged yet), so I could as well fix the warnings then? ;-)
> 
> Greets
> Alex
> 
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Ahmad
>>
>>> Greets
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>>>  			label = "mc1:red:rgb";
>>>>>  			pwms = <&leds_pwm 1 1000000 0>;
>>>>>  			max-brightness = <255>;
>>>>>  			active-low;
>>>>>  		
>>>>>  		};
>>>>>
>>>>> -		led-green {
>>>>> +		led-3 {
>>>>>
>>>>>  			label = "mc1:green:rgb";
>>>>>  			pwms = <&leds_pwm 2 1000000 0>;
>>>>>  			max-brightness = <255>;
>>>>>  			active-low;
>>>>>  		
>>>>>  		};
>>>>>
>>>>> -		led-blue {
>>>>> +		led-4 {
>>>>>
>>>>>  			label = "mc1:blue:rgb";
>>>>>  			pwms = <&leds_pwm 3 1000000 0>;
>>>>>  			max-brightness = <255>;
> 
> 

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