Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: backlight: document new property default-brightness-level

From: Rob Herring
Date: Wed Jun 21 2023 - 22:13:11 EST


On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 12:54:56AM +0300, Alexandru Ardelean wrote:
> From: Yannick Fertre <yannick.fertre@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add documentation for new default-brightness-level property.

Why?

>
> Signed-off-by: Yannick Fertre <yannick.fertre@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alexandru Ardelean <alex@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
> Link to original patch:
> https://github.com/STMicroelectronics/linux/commit/c4067d7bd883c6fa14ffd49892c4ce663cdafe98
>
> Changelog v1 -> v2:
> * https://lore.kernel.org/dri-devel/20230519200520.10657-2-alex@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> * removed 'brightness-levels' reference
> * updated doc-text for 'default-brightness-level'
> * updated doc-text for 'default-on'
> * added 'minimum' & 'maximum' to 'default-brightness-level' property
> * removed 'Reviewed-by: Philippe CORNU <philippe.cornu@xxxxxxxxxxx>' as
> requested
> * patch is first in series of 2 patches (was second patch)
>
> .../bindings/leds/backlight/gpio-backlight.yaml | 14 +++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/gpio-backlight.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/gpio-backlight.yaml
> index 584030b6b0b9..2da6552a207c 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/gpio-backlight.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/gpio-backlight.yaml
> @@ -20,9 +20,21 @@ properties:
> maxItems: 1
>
> default-on:
> - description: enable the backlight at boot.
> + description:
> + The default power state of the backlight at boot.
> type: boolean
>
> + default-brightness-level:
> + description:
> + The default brightness level on device init. The value can be 0 or 1.
> + If omitted, the value is 1. In the context of the "gpio-backlight" driver
> + the effect of this setting will be that the backlight is on/off.
> + The difference between this setting and "default-on" is that this handles
> + brightness, while "default-on" handles the power setting of the device.

What power setting? You only have 1 GPIO to control here which is 2
states. I fail to see why you need 6 possible states with all the
combinations of 2 properties.

> + $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> + minimum: 0
> + maximum: 1
> +
> required:
> - compatible
> - gpios
> --
> 2.40.1
>