Re: [PATCH] Add the LED burst trigger

From: One Thousand Gnomes
Date: Fri Dec 27 2013 - 06:58:40 EST


On Wed, 25 Dec 2013 20:02:33 -0500
Joe Xue <lgxue@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Yes, Morse code can indicate any means. But when we look at the LEDs, would we like to also have a Morse code book in hand?
>
> The burst led blink idea is because it is easy to use and easy to describe. Mostly when users on site are describing the LEDs states to the support engineer.

Sure but
- Why bother putting it into the kernel when you can do it in user space
- Why use morse code when you are probably better using something that
can be decoded in software off a phone video and so has FEC (viterbi or
similar) on it ?

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