RE: Define LEDs with mixed colors

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> From: Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Define LEDs with mixed colors
> 
> Hi!
> 
> > I am toying with the idea of writing a multicolor LED GPIO driver. What
> would be the right way to define mixed color LEDs (for leds-gpio), in device
> tree or ACPI?
> > Consider the following:
> >
> > leds {
> > 	compatible = "gpio-leds";
> > 	led0 {
> > 		gpios = <&mcu_pio 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > 		color = <LED_COLOR_ID_RED>;
> > 	};
> >
> > 	led1 {
> > 		gpios = <&mcu_pio 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> > 		color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> > 	};
> > 	led2 {
> > 		gpios = <&mcu_pio 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW
> > 			&mcu_pio 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
> > 		color = <LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER>;
> > 	};
> > };
> >
> > This probably won't work as "gpios" seem to be single object in gpio-leds
> driver code, but what can I do to achieve something similar?
> > It is important to define this LED in DT/ACPI in order for the user app to see
> it in the /sys/class/led folder, without having to write platform-specific
> driver.
> >
> 
> So you have one package with red and green LED, each connected to one
> GPIO?
Right. It is possible to create orange color, and I want to use DT/ACPI to present this info to the userland.

> 
> Can you take a look at Documentation/leds/leds-class-multicolor.rst?
Couldn't find a hint there therefore this email thread. I might eventually write a multicolor led-gpio driver so want to know how to handle mixed LED.

> 
> Best regards,
> 								Pavel
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