[PATCH v5 09/11] leds: pca995x: Add sysfs files for error reporting

From: Nora Schiffer

Date: Mon Oct 05 2026 - 09:59:28 EST


The PCA9955B/PCA9956B have builtin failure detection. Provide sysfs files
for individual LED status (reporting "okay", "short-circuit" or
"open-circuit") as well as a global "has_errors" flag. has_errors is
sticky and must be cleared by writing "clear" to the sysfs file.

Failure detection on the PCA9952/PCA9955 (without "B") works differently
and is currently unsupported.

Signed-off-by: Nora Schiffer <nora.schiffer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c | 112 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 108 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c b/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
index 3d6053625b1c9..359803d0030fb 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
+++ b/drivers/leds/leds-pca995x.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
* Copyright 2023 Marek Vasut
*/

+#include <linux/bits.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
#include <linux/i2c.h>
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@
/* Auto-increment disabled. Normal mode */
#define PCA995X_MODE1_CFG 0x00

+#define PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR BIT(4)
+#define PCA995X_MODE2_ERROR BIT(6)
+
/* LED select registers determine the source that drives LED outputs */
#define PCA995X_LED_OFF 0x0
#define PCA995X_LED_ON 0x1
@@ -37,19 +41,37 @@
#define PCA995X_IREFALL_FULL_CFG 0xFF
#define PCA995X_IREFALL_HALF_CFG (PCA995X_IREFALL_FULL_CFG / 2)

+#define PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED U8_MAX
+
+#define PCA995X_EFLAG_BITS 2
+#define PCA995X_EFLAG_MASK GENMASK(1, 0)
+
#define ldev_to_led(c) container_of(c, struct pca995x_led, ldev)

struct pca995x_chipdef {
unsigned int num_leds;
u8 pwm_base;
u8 irefall;
+ u8 eflag_base;
u8 mode2_cfg;
+ const struct attribute_group **attr_groups;
};

+static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf);
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(status);
+
+static struct attribute *pca995x_led_error_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_status.attr,
+ NULL,
+};
+ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(pca995x_led_error);
+
static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9952_chipdef = {
.num_leds = 16,
.pwm_base = 0x0a,
.irefall = 0x43,
+ .eflag_base = PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED,
/* Reset default */
.mode2_cfg = 0x05,
};
@@ -58,16 +80,20 @@ static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9955b_chipdef = {
.num_leds = 16,
.pwm_base = 0x08,
.irefall = 0x45,
- /* Reset default */
- .mode2_cfg = 0x01,
+ .eflag_base = 0x46,
+ /* Reset default + clear errors on probe */
+ .mode2_cfg = 0x01 | PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR,
+ .attr_groups = pca995x_led_error_groups,
};

static const struct pca995x_chipdef pca9956b_chipdef = {
.num_leds = 24,
.pwm_base = 0x0a,
.irefall = 0x40,
- /* Reset default */
- .mode2_cfg = 0x05,
+ .eflag_base = 0x41,
+ /* Reset default + clear errors on probe */
+ .mode2_cfg = 0x05 | PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR,
+ .attr_groups = pca995x_led_error_groups,
};

struct pca995x_led {
@@ -119,6 +145,77 @@ static int pca995x_brightness_set(struct led_classdev *led_cdev,
}
}

+static ssize_t status_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct led_classdev *led_cdev = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ struct pca995x_led *led = ldev_to_led(led_cdev);
+ struct pca995x_chip *chip = led->chip;
+ const struct pca995x_chipdef *chipdef = chip->chipdef;
+ const char *status = "unknown";
+ unsigned int val;
+ int shift, ret;
+ u8 reg;
+
+ reg = chipdef->eflag_base + (led->led_no / PCA995X_OUTPUTS_PER_REG);
+ shift = PCA995X_EFLAG_BITS * (led->led_no % PCA995X_OUTPUTS_PER_REG);
+
+ ret = regmap_read(chip->regmap, reg, &val);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ switch ((val >> shift) & PCA995X_EFLAG_MASK) {
+ case 0:
+ status = "okay";
+ break;
+ case 1:
+ status = "short-circuit";
+ break;
+ case 2:
+ status = "open-circuit";
+ }
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%s\n", status);
+}
+
+static ssize_t has_errors_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct pca995x_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ unsigned int val;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = regmap_read(chip->regmap, PCA995X_MODE2, &val);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", !!(val & PCA995X_MODE2_ERROR));
+}
+
+static ssize_t has_errors_store(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ const char *buf, size_t count)
+{
+ struct pca995x_chip *chip = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!sysfs_streq(buf, "clear"))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ ret = regmap_update_bits(chip->regmap, PCA995X_MODE2,
+ PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR, PCA995X_MODE2_CLRERR);
+
+ return ret ?: count;
+}
+
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RW(has_errors);
+
+static struct attribute *pca995x_error_attrs[] = {
+ &dev_attr_has_errors.attr,
+ NULL,
+};
+
+static const struct attribute_group pca995x_error_group = {
+ .attrs = pca995x_error_attrs,
+};
+
static const struct regmap_config pca995x_regmap = {
.reg_bits = 8,
.val_bits = 8,
@@ -185,6 +282,7 @@ static int pca995x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
led->led_no = reg;
led->ldev.brightness_set_blocking = pca995x_brightness_set;
led->ldev.max_brightness = 255;
+ led->ldev.groups = chipdef->attr_groups;
}

/* Disable LED all-call address and set normal mode */
@@ -202,6 +300,12 @@ static int pca995x_probe(struct i2c_client *client)
if (ret)
goto err_put_nodes;

+ if (chipdef->eflag_base != PCA995X_EFLAG_UNSUPPORTED) {
+ ret = devm_device_add_group(dev, &pca995x_error_group);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_put_nodes;
+ }
+
for (i = 0; i < chipdef->num_leds; i++) {
struct led_init_data init_data = {};

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