Re: [net-next PATCH v6 16/16] arm: mvebu: dt: Add PHY LED support for 370-rd WAN port

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > Acceptance criteria would be "consistent with documentation and with
> > other similar users". If the LED is really white, it should be
> > f1072004.mdio-mii\:white\:WAN, but you probably want
> > f1072004.mdio-mii\:white\:LAN (or :activity), as discussed elsewhere in the thread.
> 
> Hi Pavel
> 
> What i ended up with is:
> 
> f1072004.mdio-mii:00:white:wan
> 
> The label on the box is WAN, since it is meant to be a WiFi routers,
> and this port should connected to your WAN. And this is what the LED
> code came up with, given my DT description for this device.

Ok, thanks for explanation.

> > Documentation is in Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt , so you
> > should probably add a new section about networking, and explain naming
> > scheme for network activity LEDs. When next users appear, I'll point
> > them to the documentation.
> 
> I added a patch with the following text:
> 
> * Ethernet LEDs
> 
> Currently two types of Network LEDs are support, those controlled by
> the PHY and those by the MAC. In theory both can be present at the
> same time for one Linux netdev, hence the names need to differ between
> MAC and PHY.
> 
> Do not use the netdev name, such as eth0, enp1s0. These are not stable
> and are not unique. They also don't differentiate between MAC and PHY.
> 
> ** MAC LEDs
> 
> Good: f1070000.ethernet:white:WAN
> Good: mdio_mux-0.1:00:green:left
> Good: 0000:02:00.0:yellow:top

> The first part must uniquely name the MAC controller. Then follows the
> colour.  WAN/LAN should be used for a single LED. If there are
> multiple LEDs, use left/right, or top/bottom to indicate their
> position on the RJ45 socket.

I don't think basing stuff on position is reasonable. (And am not sure
if making difference between MAC and PHY leds is good idea).

Normally, there's ethernet port with two LEDs, one is usually green
and indicates link, second being yellow and indicates activity,
correct?

On devices like ADSL modems, there is one LED per port, typically on
with link and blinking with activity.  

Could we use that distinction instead? (id):green:link,
(id):yellow:activity, (id):?:linkact -- for combined LED as it seems.

Are there any other common leds? I seem to remember "100mbps" lights
from time where 100mbit was fast...?

Best regards,
								Pavel
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