Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: backlight: add Kinetic KTD2801 binding

From: Daniel Thompson
Date: Mon Oct 09 2023 - 05:29:31 EST


On Fri, Oct 06, 2023 at 03:08:42PM +0200, Duje Mihanović wrote:
> On Friday, October 6, 2023 2:30:14 PM CEST Daniel Thompson wrote:
> > On Thu, Oct 05, 2023 at 08:49:08PM +0200, Duje Mihanović wrote:
> > > + enable-gpios:
> > > + maxItems: 1
> >
> > Why "enable"? This is the line we are going to us to bitbang the
> > ExpressWire protocol. Doesn't that make it a control or data pin?
>
> I named it "enable" because the KTD253 driver does so too, but also because
> that pin is also used to power down the IC. If "enable" isn't right
> regardless, is just "gpios" fine for this?

KTD2692 implements ExpressWire and calls this signal ctrl-gpios. I'd
suggest copying that prior art for now.


Daniel.