Re: [PATCH 2/2] arm64: dts: add description for solidrun cn9130 som and clearfog boards

[Josua Mayer]

Am 22.03.24 um 16:49 schrieb Andrew Lunn:
>> I (currently) can't put in the led node e.g.
>> linux,default-trigger = "link100|link1000|tx|rx";
>> Right?
> No. The trigger will be 'netdev'. Or 'heartbeat', or
> 'kbd-numlock'.
OK.
> They are just LEDs, they can be used for
> anything. While testing some of this code i had the keyboard numlock
> indicating network packets, since it easier to see than the RJ45
> socket... The same applies the other way. The RJ45 LEDs are just Linux
> LEDs, they can be used for anything...
>
> I do have some code adding additional properties for the blink
> reason. However, it is very debatable if it belongs in DT. DT
> describes hardware, not configuration of hardware.
>
> Do you actually have labels on the case indicating what the LEDs mean?
> It could be we describe the label, which is hardware, not the
> configuration of the LED, which is policy from user space.

I have seen it on customer products, and I have seen it in manuals,
and it can help in customer support.
Personally I would want it for consistency reasons, so that even if
hardware engineers confused 0 and 1 I can ensure consistent
behaviour out of the box.

It could be the vendor recommended or intended configuration ...