Re: [PATCH v7 0/5] leds: add new LED driver for TI LP5812

From: Nam Tran
Date: Sat Apr 26 2025 - 06:20:31 EST


On Fri, 25 Apr 2025, Lee Jones wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Apr 2025, Nam Tran wrote:
>
> > This patch series adds support for the TI/National Semiconductor LP5812
> > 4x3 matrix RGB LED driver. The driver supports features such as autonomous
> > animation and time-cross-multiplexing (TCM) for dynamic LED effects.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Nam Tran <trannamatk@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Changes in v7:
> > - Mark `chip_leds_map` as const.
> > - Use consistent `ret` initialization.
> > - Simplify the function `set_mix_sel_led()`.
> > - Refactor `dev_config_show()` and `led_auto_animation_show()` to avoid temp buffer, malloc/free.
> > - Simplify the code and ensure consistent use of mutex lock/unlock in show/store functions.
> > - Remove `total_leds` and `total_aeu`.
> > - Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-leds/20250419184333.56617-1-trannamatk@xxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > Changes in v6:
> > - Add `vcc-supply` property to describe the LP5812 power supply.
> > - Remove `chan-name` property and entire LED subnodes, as they are not needed.
> > - Update LP5812 LED driver node to Raspberry Pi 4 B Device Tree, based on updated binding.
> > - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-leds/20250414145742.35713-1-trannamatk@xxxxxxxxx/
> >
> > Changes in v5:
> > - Rebase on v6.15-rc2
> > - Removed unused functions (lp5812_dump_regs, lp5812_update_bit).
> > - Address Krzysztof's review comments
> > - Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-leds/20250405183246.198568-1-trannamatk@xxxxxxxxx/
> > ---
> >
> > Nam Tran (5):
> > dt-bindings: leds: add TI/National Semiconductor LP5812 LED Driver
> > leds: add TI/National Semiconductor LP5812 LED Driver
> > docs: ABI: Document LP5812 LED sysfs interfaces
> > docs: leds: Document TI LP5812 LED driver
> > arm64: dts: Add LP5812 LED node for Raspberry Pi 4 Model B
> >
> > .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i2c-devices-lp5812 | 144 +
> > .../devicetree/bindings/leds/ti,lp5812.yaml | 46 +
> > Documentation/leds/leds-lp5812.rst | 79 +
> > MAINTAINERS | 12 +
> > .../arm/boot/dts/broadcom/bcm2711-rpi-4-b.dts | 10 +
> > drivers/leds/Kconfig | 16 +
> > drivers/leds/Makefile | 1 +
> > drivers/leds/leds-lp5812.c | 2736 +++++++++++++++++
> > drivers/leds/leds-lp5812.h | 348 +++
> > 9 files changed, 3392 insertions(+)
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i2c-devices-lp5812
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/ti,lp5812.yaml
> > create mode 100644 Documentation/leds/leds-lp5812.rst
> > create mode 100644 drivers/leds/leds-lp5812.c
> > create mode 100644 drivers/leds/leds-lp5812.h
>
> Nothing about this driver has anything to do with the LEDs subsystem.
>
> Suggest moving it to drivers/auxdisplay instead.

Thank you for the feedback.

I'll move the driver to drivers/auxdisplay as you suggested
and will prepare a new version accordingly.

Best regards,
Nam Tran