[PATCH 1/4] ARM: dts: qcom: msm8974pro-htc-m8: add status LEDs

Pavel Machek pavel at ucw.cz
Mon Nov 24 09:13:53 PST 2025


Hi!

> >>> Do they form a single notification led, or are they supposed
> >>> to act separately?
> >>
> >> Good point, I had to check the phone user manual to confirm. Indeed, it is
> >> referred to as a one logical notification LED. It also mentions the color can
> >> be either green or orange, it does not mention using the combined color of
> >> the two LEDs.
> >>
> >> So I would say they are supposed to act separately.
> >>
> >> Hope this answers your question, and let me know if more details are needed.
> >>
> >> BTW: I will be sending a V2 to update the color name, since the user
> >> manual says the color is orange, not amber.
> > 
> > Let's describe it as a single LED then:
> > 
> > multi-led {
> >         color = <LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI>; // notice it's not RGB
> >         function = LED_FUNCTION_STATUS;
> > 
> >         #address-cells = <1>;
> >         #size-cells = <0>;
> > 
> >         led at 6 {
> >                 reg = <6>;
> >                 color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> >         };
> > 
> >         led at 7 {
> >                 reg = <7>;
> >                 color = <LED_COLOR_ID_ORANGE>;
> >         };
> > };
> 
> Using multi-led is fine for me.
> 
> But currently, the "qcom-lpg" driver doesn't support LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI, only
> LED_COLOR_ID_RGB. Adding support for LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI is trivial, I tested it
> and it works.
> 
> Or I can also use the "leds-group-multicolor" driver, using the two individual
> LEDs. I also tested this method and it works.
> 
> > 
> > + Pavel the LED maintainer, please take a look if you think it makes sense
> 
> If Pavel agrees using multi-led makes sense, I think the first option is the
> best. I will separate the LED patch into a new series, along with the change to
> the qcom-lpg driver to support LED_COLOR_ID_MULTI.

I see nothing horribly wrong here (and am late to the party). ID_MULTI
leds are pretty uncommon for phones, but if that's what you have...

Anyway:

LED SUBSYSTEM
M:      Lee Jones <lee at kernel.org>
M:      Pavel Machek <pavel at kernel.org>
L:      linux-leds at vger.kernel.org

Best regards,
								Pavel
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