Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] dt-bindings: leds: add binding for aw200xx

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
Date: Sat Dec 03 2022 - 05:44:12 EST


On 02/12/2022 19:53, Dmitry Rokosov wrote:
> Hello Krzysztof,
>
> On Fri, Dec 02, 2022 at 05:41:37PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 28/11/2022 18:43, Martin Kurbanov wrote:
>>> Hi. Thank you for quick reply.
>>>
>>> On 25.11.2022 11:29, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>> +
>>>>> + imax:
>>>>> + maxItems: 1
>>>>> + description:
>>>>> + Maximum supply current, see dt-bindings/leds/leds-aw200xx.h
>>>>
>>>> No. Use existing properties from common.yaml. This looks like
>>>> led-max-microamp and it is per LED, not per entire device.
>>>
>>> The AW200XX LED chip does not support imax setup per led.
>>> Imax is the global parameter over the all leds. I suppose, it's better
>>> to add vendor prefix or take minimum from all subnodes?
>>> How do you think?
>>
>> Have in mind that led-max-microamp is a required property in some cases,
>> so skipping it and using per-device properties does not solve the
>> problem of adjusting proper currents. What if each LED you set for
>> something which in total gives more than your imax?
>>
>
> You are right. From my point of view too, we must build our solutions from
> HW capabilities.

And there was no proposal to go around HW capabilities. We talk only
about representation.

> In the current situation, AW200XX chips support global
> Imax value, so it's acceptable decision to use vendor prefix for global
> imax parameter, why not?

Jacek made his statement some time ago quite clear:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/5785F17D.3010108@xxxxxxxxxxx/

"If you question the idea of having different maximum brightness per
sub-LEDs controlled by the same device, then it means that you have
objections to the entire idea of LED subsystem max_brightness property,
whereas it has been broadly accepted and successfully used for years."

Best regards,
Krzysztof