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Date:   Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:11:39 +0100
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] add dt configuration for dp83867 led modes
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> Andrew,
> 
> I completely agree with you but I haven't seen how that can be done
> yet. What support exists for a PHY driver to expose their LED
> configuration to be used that way? Can you point me to an example?

Nobody has actually worked on this long enough to get code merged. e.g.
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20201004095852.GB1104@bug/T/
https://lists.archive.carbon60.com/linux/kernel/3396223

This is probably the last attempt, which was not too far away from getting merged:
https://patches.linaro.org/project/linux-leds/cover/20220503151633.18760-1-ansuelsmth@gmail.com/

I seem to NACK a patch like yours every couple of months. If all that
wasted time was actually spent on a common framework, this would of
been solved years ago.

How important is it to you to control these LEDs? Enough to finish
this code and get it merged?

     Andrew