Re: [PATCH] leds: group-multicolor: Add support for initial value.

From: Lee Jones

Date: Wed Nov 19 2025 - 11:51:13 EST


On Tue, 11 Nov 2025, Martijn de Gouw wrote:

> It's possible to set a default state for leds in the dts with
> 'default-state', but this was not reflected when the LEDs are grouped.
> This patch adds support for keeping the default-state value.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martijn de Gouw <martijn.de.gouw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/leds/rgb/leds-group-multicolor.c | 13 +++++++++++--
> 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-group-multicolor.c b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-group-multicolor.c
> index 548c7dd63ba1e..b3e46a51dfbc7 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-group-multicolor.c
> +++ b/drivers/leds/rgb/leds-group-multicolor.c
> @@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ static int leds_gmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
> struct mc_subled *subled;
> struct leds_multicolor *priv;
> unsigned int max_brightness = 0;
> + unsigned int default_brightness = 0;
> int i, ret, count = 0, common_flags = 0;
>
> priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
> @@ -96,6 +97,12 @@ static int leds_gmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>
> max_brightness = max(max_brightness, led_cdev->max_brightness);
>
> + /* If any LED is on, set brightness to the max brightness.
> + * The actual brightness of the LED is set as intensity value.
> + */

I don't know this code well, but if no one complains, I can take your
word for this.

However, the comment needs changing to proper multi-line format.

/*
* This is the preferred style for multi-line
* comments in the Linux kernel source code.
* Please use it consistently.
*
* Description: A column of asterisks on the left side,
* with beginning and ending almost-blank lines.
*/

> + if (led_cdev->brightness)
> + default_brightness = max_brightness;
> +
> count++;
> }
>
> @@ -109,14 +116,16 @@ static int leds_gmc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
>
> subled[i].color_index = led_cdev->color;
>
> - /* Configure the LED intensity to its maximum */
> - subled[i].intensity = max_brightness;
> + /* Configure the LED intensity to its current brightness */
> + subled[i].intensity = DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST(led_cdev->brightness * max_brightness,

How does this work? Won't this value be huge?

> + led_cdev->max_brightness);

Also we said we were going to set actual brightness with the intensity
in the comment above, but we appear to be using max_brightness again?

> }
>
> /* Initialise the multicolor's LED class device */
> cdev = &priv->mc_cdev.led_cdev;
> cdev->brightness_set_blocking = leds_gmc_set;
> cdev->max_brightness = max_brightness;
> + cdev->brightness = default_brightness;
> cdev->color = LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI;
> priv->mc_cdev.num_colors = count;
>
> --
> 2.39.2
>

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]