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SubjectRe: [RFC PATCH v6 09/11] leds: trigger: netdev: add additional hardware only triggers
On Thu, May 05, 2022 at 03:29:26AM +0200, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> On Tue, May 03, 2022 at 05:16:31PM +0200, Ansuel Smith wrote:
> > Add additional hardware only triggers commonly supported by switch LEDs.
> >
> > Additional modes:
> > link_10: LED on with link up AND speed 10mbps
> > link_100: LED on with link up AND speed 100mbps
> > link_1000: LED on with link up AND speed 1000mbps
> > half_duplex: LED on with link up AND half_duplex mode
> > full_duplex: LED on with link up AND full duplex mode
> >
> > Additional blink interval modes:
> > blink_2hz: LED blink on any even at 2Hz (250ms)
> > blink_4hz: LED blink on any even at 4Hz (125ms)
> > blink_8hz: LED blink on any even at 8Hz (62ms)
>
> I would suggest separating blink intervals into a patch of their own,
> because they are orthogonal to the other modes. Most PHYs are not
> going to support them, or they have to be the same across all LEDs, or
> don't for example make sense with duplex etc. We need to first
> concentrate on the basics, get that correct. Then we can add nice to
> have features like this.
>
> Andrew

Okok will just drop this. I agree that adds additional complexity to the
code and would make this even harder to merge.

--
Ansuel

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