Re: [PATCH] leds: led-core: Get rid of enum led_brightness

From: Marek Behun
Date: Fri Dec 11 2020 - 07:59:32 EST


On Fri, 11 Dec 2020 03:48:40 +0200
Abanoub Sameh <abanoubsameh8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This gets rid of enum led_brightness in the main led files,
> because it is deprecated, and an int can be used instead,
> or maybe even a uint8_t since it only goes up to 255.
> Next we can also patch the other files to get rid of it completely.

1. unsigned int should be used IMO
- using int may force all implementers to check for negative value
and return -EINVAL, which is stupid
- some LED controllers may offer more than 8bit brightness value, so
no uint8_t
2. I think we should remove all usages with one commit

Marek