Re: [PATCH v4 2/3] dt-bindings: leds: add worldsemi,ws2812b

[Lee Jones]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2023, Chuanhong Guo wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2023 at 6:21 PM Lee Jones <lee@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 10 Jan 2023, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> >
> > > On 09/01/2023 17:52, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Sat, 24 Dec 2022, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On 23/12/2022 18:19, Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > >>> Hi!
> > > >>>
> > > >>>>> Add dt binding schema for WorldSemi WS2812B driven using SPI
> > > >>>>> bus.
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Signed-off-by: Chuanhong Guo <gch981213@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>>>> ---
> > > >>>>> Changes since v1:
> > > >>>>> remove linux driver reference from description
> > > >>>>> remove some obvious descriptions
> > > >>>>> fix unit address regex in multi-led property
> > > >>>>> drop various minItems
> > > >>>>> add maxItems = 1 to reg
> > > >>>>> fix node names and property orders in binding example
> > > >>>>> drop -spi from compatible string
> > > >>>>> add default-brightness
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Change since v2:
> > > >>>>> drop "this patch" from commit message
> > > >>>>> rename leds to led-controller
> > > >>>>> drop default-brightness and default-intensity
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Change since v3:
> > > >>>>> reword commit title
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>>  .../bindings/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml      | 116 ++++++++++++++++++
> > > >>>>>  1 file changed, 116 insertions(+)
> > > >>>>>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml
> > > >>>>> new file mode 100644
> > > >>>>> index 000000000000..548c05ac3d31
> > > >>>>> --- /dev/null
> > > >>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml
> > > >>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
> > > >>>>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
> > > >>>>> +%YAML 1.2
> > > >>>>> +---
> > > >>>>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/leds/worldsemi,ws2812b.yaml#
> > > >>>>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +title: WS2812B LEDs driven using SPI
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +maintainers:
> > > >>>>> +  - Chuanhong Guo <gch981213@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +description: |
> > > >>>>> +  WorldSemi WS2812B is a individually addressable LED chip that can be chained
> > > >>>>> +  together and controlled individually using a single wire.
> > > >>>>> +  This binding describes a chain of WS2812B LEDs connected to the SPI MOSI pin.
> > > >>>>> +  Typical setups includes connecting the data pin of the LED chain to MOSI as
> > > >>>>> +  the only device or using CS and MOSI with a tri-state voltage-level shifter
> > > >>>>> +  for the data pin.
> > > >>>>> +  The SPI frequency needs to be 2.105MHz~2.85MHz for the timing to be correct
> > > >>>>> +  and the controller needs to send all the bytes continuously.
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +allOf:
> > > >>>>> +  - $ref: /schemas/spi/spi-peripheral-props.yaml#
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +properties:
> > > >>>>> +  compatible:
> > > >>>>> +    const: worldsemi,ws2812b
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +  reg:
> > > >>>>> +    maxItems: 1
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +  spi-max-frequency:
> > > >>>>> +    minimum: 2105000
> > > >>>>> +    maximum: 2850000
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +  "#address-cells":
> > > >>>>> +    const: 1
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +  "#size-cells":
> > > >>>>> +    const: 0
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +patternProperties:
> > > >>>>> +  "^multi-led@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > > >>>>> +    type: object
> > > >>>>> +    $ref: leds-class-multicolor.yaml#
> > > >>>>> +    unevaluatedProperties: false
> > > >>>>> +
> > > >>>>> +    properties:
> > > >>>>> +      color-index:
> > > >
> > > > Why "index"?
> > > >
> > > > Isn't it just an array of colours rather than an index into something?
> > >
> > > Yeah.
> 
> The corresponding sysfs interface is called 'multi_index' so I called
> it this way.

DT nomenclature should not be affected by Linuxisums.

Please err towards data-sheet and H/W nomenclature.

> > > >>>>> +        description: |
> > > >>>>> +          A 3-item array specifying color of each components in this LED. It
> > > >
> > > > Why are you forcing this to 3?
> > > >
> > > > Surely there are multi-colour LEDs containing more or less colours?
> > >
> > > For this device, because it has only tuples of three.
> 
> WS2812B has 3 colors per chip. There are chips using a similar protocol
> with 4 colors but my current driver is hard-coded to support exactly 3 colors.

So the description is for 'this device' rather than any re-use.

And the handling of this property is only contained in your driver?

In which case, my understanding is that you should use a prefix.

> > This doesn't looks like a device specific property to me.
> >
> > If this is not going to be used by any other device, shouldn't it
> > contain a prefix?
> >
> > > >>>>> +          should be one of the LED_COLOR_ID_* prefixed definitions from the
> > > >>>>> +          header include/dt-bindings/leds/common.h. Defaults to
> > > >
> > > > Isn't "include" a Linuxisum?
> > >
> > > No, better to have full paths, so automated tools can validate them. If
> > > we ever decide to drop it, we can also make a easier search&replace for
> > > the pattern starting with include/.
> >
> > Very well.  It's your train set. :)
> >
> > > >>>>> +          <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN LED_COLOR_ID_RED LED_COLOR_ID_BLUE>
> > > >>>>> +          if unspecified.
> > > >>>>> +        $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32-array
> > > >>>>> +        maxItems: 3
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> In general I am fine with it, although there is still question for
> > > >>>> adding more multi-color defines in binding headers to replace this
> > > >>>> property - GRB/RBG/GBR and even more for RGBW.
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> Pavel, Lee, any thoughts from your side?
> > > >>>
> > > >>> This really needs to mention the name this hardware is known as -- I
> > > >>> believe it is NeoPixel.
> > > >>
> > > >> We wait here for feedback on colors... The binding is re-implementing
> > > >> color, just because of combinations GRB/RBG/GBR, which could be achieved
> > > >> with new color defines.
> > > >
> > > > Sure, but where does that end?
> > > >
> > > > How many permutations are there likely to be?
> > >
> > > For light emitting devices, RGB seems to be used for so long, that I
> > > don't expect more permutations (e.g. CMY). On the other hand, someone
> > > might create LED strip with whatever colors, so maybe indeed better to
> > > allow any variations as in array.
> >
> > Even you suggested variation: "even more for RGBW".
> >
> > Caveat: as you are well aware, "I'm new here", so my input is no more
> > informed or valuable as yours at this point.  I'm just calling it as I
> > see it.  If you have strong opinions and they differ wildly from mine,
> > we may have to take intervention from Pavel.  As it stands, the
> > property, although slightly restricted IMHO, appears fine.
> >
> > > > An unlimited array has more of a chance of standing the test of time.
> 
> I have another idea that avoids this whole conversation: Abandon
> color-index completely and determine colors with compatible string
> and platform data.
> My original idea of this property is to support WS2812B and its clones
> with different colors under the same compatible string. Technically
> genuine WS2812Bs only come with GRB colors and the clones
> should have their own chip names (e.g. xiaomi,hm0807a for an RGB
> clone and <unknown vendor>,sk6812 for an RGBW one.). It's
> reasonable to have one compatible string per chip for colors, a
> chip-specific property. Also, adding more compatible devices to a
> driver is less invasive than adding more definitions to leds/common.h
> What do you think?

Yes it's reasonable to have a compatible string per device and yes, you
can do matching (in C) based on compatible string, so this sounds
reasonable to me.  It also sounds reasonable to describe the H/W (inc.
colours along with any ordering, if that's important) inside the DT.

Your call I guess.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]