Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: adin: add property for link-status pin polarity

From: Andrew Lunn
Date: Sat Apr 20 2024 - 12:10:58 EST


> + adi,link-st-polarity:
> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + description:
> + LINK_ST pin polarity.
> + enum:
> + - 0 # active high
> + - 1 # active low
> + default: 0
> +

How does this differ from:

Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.yaml

+ active-low:
+ type: boolean
+ description:
+ Makes LED active low. To turn the LED ON, line needs to be
+ set to low voltage instead of high.


Why do we need a vendor property when there is a generic property?

Andrew