Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 7 Sep 2012 20:59:41 +0200 | From | Fabio Baltieri <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH can-next v6] can: add tx/rx LED trigger support |
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On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 09:04:19AM +0200, Kurt Van Dijck wrote: > On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 10:57:28PM +0200, Fabio Baltieri wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 06, 2012 at 05:11:58PM +0200, Kurt Van Dijck wrote: > > Can't argue with that... I'm trying to see how it comes but names like > > "can-3-2:1.0-tx" doesn't looks that friendly to me... > > "can-3-2:1.0" is an iface name?
No, I was trying some combination using device name instead of netdev one (which remains can0), here 3-2:1.0 is the usb path, looks really bad to be used for dev name if netdev name is still can0 - no way of determine the link between the two.
> We must keep default iface names can%d. Only in the usecase that someone > wants to name its ifaces according device names, he/she should manually > adjust udev rules on his/her system ... > > And if the iface is names "can-3-2:1.0", "can-3-2:1.0-tx" _is_ > a friendly trigger name.
Agreed.
> > > It looks even more inconvenient. It only works as expected when you don't > > > change the trigger afterwards, but still it is possible (as should be), > > > so the design of trigger is ... wrong. > > > example: > > > When you put another trigger to a led, and have a proper sequence of > > > 'ip link set xxx up' and 'ip link set xxx down', you will end up > > > with the default_trigger again. > > > I realize I'm looking at unusual scenario's. > > > > That's not correct, default trigger is going to be set only if there are > > no other trigger assigned to the LED, and only on led probe and trigger > > probe. > > > > So, the LED framework is not going to change the trigger if you manually > > changed it to something else, and in any case default_trigger assignment > > only happens at probe/exit, not when interface is set up/down. > > I think you're also arguing against a register/unregister during iface up/down. > We agree.
Uh - yes! :-)
Fabio
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