Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] leds: add aw20xx driver

[Lee Jones]

On Wed, 01 Mar 2023, Pavel Machek wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> > > > +config LEDS_AW200XX
> > > > +	tristate "LED support for Awinic AW20036/AW20054/AW20072"
> > > > +	depends on LEDS_CLASS
> > > > +	depends on I2C
> > > > +	help
> > > > +	  This option enables support for the AW20036/AW20054/AW20072 LED driver.
> > > > +	  It is a 3x12/6x9/6x12 matrix LED driver programmed via
> > > > +	  an I2C interface, up to 36/54/72 LEDs or 12/18/24 RGBs,
> > > > +	  3 pattern controllers for auto breathing or group dimming control.
> > > 
> > > I'm afraid this should be handled as a display, not as an array of
> > > individual LEDs.
> > 
> > Just for my own information, where do we draw the line on this?
> 
> Not sure.
> 
> > Is 4x4 okay?  How about 6x6?
> 
> I'd say "As soon as it is 2-dimensional". Even 3x2 array is a display.
> 
> If the LEDs are independend, and it makes sense to display disk
> activity on one and CPU activity on second... that's for LED
> subsystem.
> 
> When userspace needs to know where are the LEDs spatially located, and
> when you start putting synchronized animations over the LEDs... well,
> then maybe that's a display.
> 
> 6x9 is definitely a display. We won't put 1920x1080 phone display into
> drivers/leds just because it is OLED...

Got it, thank you Pavel.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]