Most of the LEDs are powered by a voltage/current regulator. Describing it
in the device-tree makes it possible for the LED core to enable/disable it
when needed.
Signed-off-by: Jean-Jacques Hiblot <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
index 70876ac11367..539e124b1457 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Optional properties for child nodes:
- panic-indicator : This property specifies that the LED should be used,
if at all possible, as a panic indicator.
+- power-supply : A voltage/current regulator used to to power the LED. When a
+ LED is turned off, the LED core disable its regulator. The
+ same regulator can power many LED (or other) devices. It is
+ turned off only when all of its users disabled it.
+
- trigger-sources : List of devices which should be used as a source triggering
this LED activity. Some LEDs can be related to a specific
device and should somehow indicate its state. E.g. USB 2.0
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ gpio-leds {
label = "Status";
linux,default-trigger = "heartbeat";
gpios = <&gpio0 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
+ power-supply = <&led_regulator>;
};
usb {
--
2.17.1
JJ
On 7/15/19 10:56 AM, Jean-Jacques Hiblot wrote:
> Most of the LEDs are powered by a voltage/current regulator. Describing it
> in the device-tree makes it possible for the LED core to enable/disable it
> when needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jean-Jacques Hiblot <[email protected]>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt | 6 ++++++
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
> index 70876ac11367..539e124b1457 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt
> @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Optional properties for child nodes:
> - panic-indicator : This property specifies that the LED should be used,
> if at all possible, as a panic indicator.
>
> +- power-supply : A voltage/current regulator used to to power the LED. When a
Is the phandle to a voltage/current regulator used to to power the LED
> + LED is turned off, the LED core disable its regulator. The
The regulator is only disabled if it is the only consumer and/or the
number of users = 0.
> + same regulator can power many LED (or other) devices. It is
> + turned off only when all of its users disabled it.
> +
> - trigger-sources : List of devices which should be used as a source triggering
> this LED activity. Some LEDs can be related to a specific
> device and should somehow indicate its state. E.g. USB 2.0
> @@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ gpio-leds {
> label = "Status";
> linux,default-trigger = "heartbeat";
> gpios = <&gpio0 0 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
> + power-supply = <&led_regulator>;
> };
>
> usb {
Reviewed-by: Dan Murphy <[email protected]>
On Mon 2019-07-15 17:56:56, Jean-Jacques Hiblot wrote:
> Most of the LEDs are powered by a voltage/current regulator. Describing it
> in the device-tree makes it possible for the LED core to enable/disable it
> when needed.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jean-Jacques Hiblot <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Pavel Machek <[email protected]>
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