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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-03-05 06:33:04 +0300 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-03-05 06:33:04 +0300 |
commit | cd2a3bf02625ffad02a6b9f7df758ee36cf12769 (patch) | |
tree | 3eea69c80535c60bd421cf0c1273e05959cf9df5 /Documentation | |
parent | 7629bac64204ff256d3b2415767a7acb1401047b (diff) | |
parent | 5ddb0869bfc1bca6cfc592c74c64a026f936638c (diff) | |
download | linux-cd2a3bf02625ffad02a6b9f7df758ee36cf12769.tar.xz |
Merge tag 'leds-for-5.1-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/j.anaszewski/linux-leds
Pull LED updates from Jacek Anaszewski:
- finalize previously announced support for initialization of pattern
triggers from Device Tree
- fix for null deref on firmware load failure in leds-lp55xx-common.c
* tag 'leds-for-5.1-rc1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/j.anaszewski/linux-leds:
leds: lp55xx: fix null deref on firmware load failure
leds: trigger: timer: Add initialization from Device Tree
leds: trigger: oneshot: Add initialization from Device Tree
leds: trigger: pattern: Add pattern initialization from Device Tree
leds: Add helper for getting default pattern from Device Tree
dt-bindings: leds: Add pattern initialization from Device Tree
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
3 files changed, 64 insertions, 48 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern index 1e5d172e0646..bd92ef9d6faa 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-led-trigger-pattern @@ -7,55 +7,10 @@ Description: timer. It can do gradual dimming and step change of brightness. The pattern is given by a series of tuples, of brightness and - duration (ms). The LED is expected to traverse the series and - each brightness value for the specified duration. Duration of - 0 means brightness should immediately change to new value, and - writing malformed pattern deactivates any active one. + duration (ms). - 1. For gradual dimming, the dimming interval now is set as 50 - milliseconds. So the tuple with duration less than dimming - interval (50ms) is treated as a step change of brightness, - i.e. the subsequent brightness will be applied without adding - intervening dimming intervals. - - The gradual dimming format of the software pattern values should be: - "brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_2 duration_2 brightness_3 - duration_3 ...". For example: - - echo 0 1000 255 2000 > pattern - - It will make the LED go gradually from zero-intensity to max (255) - intensity in 1000 milliseconds, then back to zero intensity in 2000 - milliseconds: - - LED brightness - ^ - 255-| / \ / \ / - | / \ / \ / - | / \ / \ / - | / \ / \ / - 0-| / \/ \/ - +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s) - - 2. To make the LED go instantly from one brightness value to another, - we should use zero-time lengths (the brightness must be same as - the previous tuple's). So the format should be: - "brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_1 0 brightness_2 duration_2 - brightness_2 0 ...". For example: - - echo 0 1000 0 0 255 2000 255 0 > pattern - - It will make the LED stay off for one second, then stay at max brightness - for two seconds: - - LED brightness - ^ - 255-| +---------+ +---------+ - | | | | | - | | | | | - | | | | | - 0-| -----+ +----+ +---- - +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s) + The exact format is described in: + Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-trigger-pattern.txt What: /sys/class/leds/<led>/hw_pattern Date: September 2018 diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt index aa1399814a2a..70876ac11367 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt @@ -37,6 +37,18 @@ Optional properties for child nodes: "ide-disk" - LED indicates IDE disk activity (deprecated), in new implementations use "disk-activity" "timer" - LED flashes at a fixed, configurable rate + "pattern" - LED alters the brightness for the specified duration with one + software timer (requires "led-pattern" property) + +- led-pattern : Array of integers with default pattern for certain triggers. + Each trigger may parse this property differently: + - one-shot : two numbers specifying delay on and delay off (in ms), + - timer : two numbers specifying delay on and delay off (in ms), + - pattern : the pattern is given by a series of tuples, of + brightness and duration (in ms). The exact format is + described in: + Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-trigger-pattern.txt + - led-max-microamp : Maximum LED supply current in microamperes. This property can be made mandatory for the board configurations diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-trigger-pattern.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-trigger-pattern.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..d3696680bfc8 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/leds-trigger-pattern.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +* Pattern format for LED pattern trigger + +The pattern is given by a series of tuples, of brightness and duration (ms). +The LED is expected to traverse the series and each brightness value for the +specified duration. Duration of 0 means brightness should immediately change to +new value, and writing malformed pattern deactivates any active one. + +1. For gradual dimming, the dimming interval now is set as 50 milliseconds. So +the tuple with duration less than dimming interval (50ms) is treated as a step +change of brightness, i.e. the subsequent brightness will be applied without +adding intervening dimming intervals. + +The gradual dimming format of the software pattern values should be: +"brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_2 duration_2 brightness_3 duration_3 ...". +For example (using sysfs interface): + +echo 0 1000 255 2000 > pattern + +It will make the LED go gradually from zero-intensity to max (255) intensity in +1000 milliseconds, then back to zero intensity in 2000 milliseconds: + +LED brightness + ^ +255-| / \ / \ / + | / \ / \ / + | / \ / \ / + | / \ / \ / + 0-| / \/ \/ + +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s) + +2. To make the LED go instantly from one brightness value to another, we should +use zero-time lengths (the brightness must be same as the previous tuple's). So +the format should be: "brightness_1 duration_1 brightness_1 0 brightness_2 +duration_2 brightness_2 0 ...". +For example (using sysfs interface): + +echo 0 1000 0 0 255 2000 255 0 > pattern + +It will make the LED stay off for one second, then stay at max brightness for +two seconds: + +LED brightness + ^ +255-| +---------+ +---------+ + | | | | | + | | | | | + | | | | | + 0-| -----+ +----+ +---- + +---0----1----2----3----4----5----6------------> time (s) |