Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:19:05 -0600 | From | Rob Herring <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] dt-bindings: leds: Mark label property as deprecated |
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On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 10:26:30PM +0100, Marek Vasut wrote: > On 11/22/22 13:23, Pavel Machek wrote: > > Hi! > > Hi, > > > > Mark the label property as deprecated as it is mentioned > > > in the description. > > > > Lets do it the other way around. Functions (etc) don't really provide > > good enough description of LED, and label is still needed. > > Can you please provide a clear explanation which property or approach is the > correct one for new DTs ? > > So far, the documentation states that "label" is deprecated, and users > should replace it with "function" and "color".
'function' is what activity/operation the LED is associated with. It is a fixed set of strings which s/w may use. It is a replacement for 'linux,default-trigger'.
'label' is what is printed next to the LED for a human to read. 'label' can be anything and the OS shouldn't care what it is.
They serve 2 different purposes.
Rob
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