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SubjectRe: [PATCH RFC leds + net-next v3 1/2] net: phy: add API for LEDs controlled by PHY HW
On Sat, 25 Jul 2020 11:21:24 +0200
Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> > Many PHYs support various HW control modes for LEDs connected directly
> > to them.
> >
> > This code adds a new private LED trigger called phydev-hw-mode. When
> > this trigger is enabled for a LED, the various HW control modes which
> > the PHY supports for given LED can be get/set via hw_mode sysfs file.
> >
> > A PHY driver wishing to utilize this API needs to register the LEDs on
> > its own and set the .trigger_type member of LED classdev to
> > &phy_hw_led_trig_type. It also needs to implement the methods
> > .led_iter_hw_mode, .led_set_hw_mode and .led_get_hw_mode in struct
> > phydev.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marek Behún <marek.behun@nic.cz>
>
> Nothing too wrong.
>
> New sysfs file will require documentation.
>
> Plus I wonder: should we have single hw_mode file? It seems many
> different "bits" fit inside. Would it be possible to split it further,
> and have bits saying:
>
> "I want the LED to be on if link is 10Mbps".
> "I want the LED to be on if link is 100Mbps".
> "I want the LED to be on if link is 1000Mbps".
> "I want the LED to blink on tx".
> "I want the LED to blink on rx".
>
> ?

I don't think this is possible. Only specific combinations are possible
on Marvell PHYs. There is no HW control mode which would do, for
example:
- ON when linked to 100Mbps
- BLINK when receive

PHYs from other vendors can different mode sets.

Marek

> + { "1Gbps/100Mbps/10Mbps", { 0x2, -1, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "1Gbps", { 0x7, -1, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "100Mbps-fiber", { -1, 0x5, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "100Mbps-10Mbps", { -1, 0x5, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "1Gbps-100Mbps", { -1, 0x6, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "1Gbps-10Mbps", { -1, -1, 0x6, 0x6, -1,
> + { "100Mbps", { -1, 0x7, -1, -1, -1,
> + { "10Mbps", { -1, -1, 0x7, -1, -1,
>
> Best regards,
> Pavel
>

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