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From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: lets settle the LED `function` property regarding the netdev
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> > > There are two different ways this can be implemented. There can be two
> > > independent LEDs within the same package. So you can generate three
> > > colours. Or there can be two cross connected LEDs within the
> > > package. Apply +ve you get one colour, apply -ve you get a different
> > > colour. Since you cannot apply both -ve and +ve at the same time, you
> > > cannot get both colours at once.
> > > 
> > > If you have two independent LEDs, I would define two LEDs in DT.
> > 
> > No, we have multicolor LED API which is meant for exactly this
> > situation: a multicolor LED.

> What do you mean by dependency here?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M9p25OfKdg

There are two different ways you can two LEDs in one package.

Some Ethernet PHY RJ45 connector housings have bi-colour LEDs. Some
have tri-colour LEDs, and some have mono-colour LEDs.

      Andrew