[PATCH v6 1/4] dt-bindings: backlight: Add max25014 support

Maud Spierings maudspierings at gocontroll.com
Mon Dec 1 23:46:21 PST 2025


On 12/1/25 17:52, Frank Li wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 01, 2025 at 12:53:20PM +0100, Maud Spierings via B4 Relay wrote:
>> From: Maud Spierings <maudspierings at gocontroll.com>
>>
>> The Maxim MAX25014 is a 4-channel automotive grade backlight driver IC
>> with integrated boost controller.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Maud Spierings <maudspierings at gocontroll.com>
>>
>> ---
>>
>> In the current implementation the control registers for channel 1,
>> control all channels. So only one led subnode with led-sources is
>> supported right now. If at some point the driver functionality is
>> expanded the bindings can be easily extended with it.
>> ---
>>   .../bindings/leds/backlight/maxim,max25014.yaml    | 107 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>   MAINTAINERS                                        |   5 +
>>   2 files changed, 112 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/maxim,max25014.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/maxim,max25014.yaml
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000000..e83723224b07
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/backlight/maxim,max25014.yaml
>> @@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
>> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
>> +%YAML 1.2
>> +---
>> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/leds/backlight/maxim,max25014.yaml#
>> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>> +
>> +title: Maxim max25014 backlight controller
>> +
>> +maintainers:
>> +  - Maud Spierings <maudspierings at gocontroll.com>
>> +
>> +properties:
>> +  compatible:
>> +    enum:
>> +      - maxim,max25014
>> +
>> +  reg:
>> +    maxItems: 1
>> +
>> +  "#address-cells":
>> +    const: 1
>> +
>> +  "#size-cells":
>> +    const: 0
>> +
>> +  enable-gpios:
>> +    maxItems: 1
>> +
>> +  interrupts:
>> +    maxItems: 1
>> +
>> +  power-supply:
>> +    description: Regulator which controls the boost converter input rail.
>> +
>> +  pwms:
>> +    maxItems: 1
>> +
>> +  maxim,iset:
>> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
>> +    maximum: 15
>> +    default: 11
>> +    description:
>> +      Value of the ISET field in the ISET register. This controls the current
>> +      scale of the outputs, a higher number means more current.
>> +
>> +  led at 0:
> 
> define whole binding, allow 0-3. binding is not related with driver's
> implement.
> 
> it'd better put unders leds.
>

so like:

backlight: backlight at 6f {
	compatible = "maxim,max25014";
	reg = <0x6f>;
	enable-gpios = <&gpio1 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
	pinctrl-names = "default";
	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_backlight>;
	maxim,iset = <7>;

	leds {
		#address-cells = <1>;
		#size-cells = <0>;

		led at 0 {
			reg = <0>;
			led-sources = <0 1 2>;
			default-brightness = <50>;
		};

		optional led@#....
	};
};

right?

Kind regards,
Maud

> 
>> +    type: object
>> +    description: Properties for a string of connected LEDs.
>> +    $ref: common.yaml#
>> +
>> +    properties:
>> +      reg:
>> +        const: 0
>> +
>> +      led-sources:
>> +        allOf:
>> +          - minItems: 1
>> +            maxItems: 4
>> +            items:
>> +              minimum: 0
>> +              maximum: 3
>> +            default: [0, 1, 2, 3]
>> +
>> +      default-brightness:
>> +        minimum: 0
>> +        maximum: 100
>> +        default: 50
>> +
>> +    required:
>> +      - reg
>> +
>> +    additionalProperties: false
> 
> unevaluatedProperties: false because ref to common.yaml
> 
> Frank
> 





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