Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] leds: core: Add support for led-instance property
From: Jonathan Brophy
Date: Sun Dec 28 2025 - 13:43:32 EST
>But this will be called unconditionally even if the
>function/function-enumerator is present. Wouldn't these be conflicting options?
>
>--
>
>With Best Regards,
>
>Andy Shevchenko
Good point! You're right that function-enumerator and led-instance could
conflict. I'll make them mutually exclusive.
The semantic difference is:
- function-enumerator: Numeric instances (0, 1, 2...) → "lan:green-5"
- led-instance: Semantic instances ("port23") → "lan:green:port23"
Having both would create "lan:green-5:port23" which is confusing.
I can add validation to reject DT nodes that specify both:
if (props->func_enum_present && instance) {
dev_err(dev, "'led-instance' and 'function-enumerator' are mutually exclusive\n");
return -EINVAL;
}
And document this in the DT binding:
"This property cannot be used together with function-enumerator.
Use function-enumerator for numeric instances (0, 1, 2) or
led-instance for semantic instances (port0, battery, usb)."
would this be ok ?