[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: leds: backlight: add Kinetic KTD3137

From: Roman Vivchar via B4 Relay

Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 15:25:24 EST


From: Roman Vivchar <rva333@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Kinetic KTD3137 is an LED IC, used in various mobile devices for the
display backlight. Add devicetree bindings documentation for this chip.

Datasheet: https://www.kinet-ic.com/uploads/KTD3137-04a.pdf

Signed-off-by: Roman Vivchar <rva333@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++
MAINTAINERS | 5 ++
2 files changed, 69 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..140615640a9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Kinetic Technologies KTD3137 LED Backlight
+
+maintainers:
+ - Roman Vivchar <rva333@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+
+description:
+ The Kinetic Technologies KTD3137 is an I2C LED backlight driver for medium
+ to large size LCD panels.
+
+allOf:
+ - $ref: common.yaml#
+
+properties:
+ compatible:
+ const: kinetic,ktd3137
+
+ reg:
+ maxItems: 1
+
+ default-brightness:
+ maximum: 2047
+ default: 2047
+
+ enable-gpios:
+ maxItems: 1
+ description: GPIO connected to the HWEN pin.
+
+ led-max-microamp:
+ minimum: 5000
+ maximum: 29800
+ default: 20200
+
+ vin-supply: true
+
+required:
+ - compatible
+ - reg
+ - vin-supply
+
+unevaluatedProperties: false
+
+examples:
+ - |
+ #include <dt-bindings/gpio/gpio.h>
+
+ i2c {
+ #address-cells = <1>;
+ #size-cells = <0>;
+
+ backlight@36 {
+ compatible = "kinetic,ktd3137";
+ reg = <0x36>;
+ enable-gpios = <&pio 160 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ led-max-microamp = <20200>;
+ default-brightness = <2047>;
+ vin-supply = <&vsys>;
+ };
+ };
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 15c7dc516f7c..24dd5b43f167 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -14618,6 +14618,11 @@ S: Maintained
F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd2801.yaml
F: drivers/video/backlight/ktd2801-backlight.c

+KTD3137 BACKLIGHT DRIVER
+M: Roman Vivchar <rva333@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
+S: Maintained
+F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/kinetic,ktd3137.yaml
+
KTEST
M: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
M: John Hawley <warthog9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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