On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 02:41:20AM +0000, NeilBrown wrote: > > The 7 lines driven by the TCA6507 can either drive LEDs or act as output-only > GPIOs. > > To make this distinction in devicetree we use the "compatible" property. > > If the device attached to a line is "compatible" with "gpio", we treat it > like a GPIO. If it is "compatible" with "led" (or if no "compatible" value > is set) we treat it like an LED. I'm nto sure I understand the purpose of this. Are these lines all GPIOs, some of which happen to by attached to LEDs? If so, why is handlnig the device as a gpio-controller and using the gpio-leds binding not sufficient? THanksm Mark. > > Signed-off-by: NeilBrown <neilb@xxxxxxx> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/tca6507.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/tca6507.txt > index 80ff3dfb1f32..d7221b84987c 100644 > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/tca6507.txt > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/tca6507.txt > @@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ LEDs connected to tca6507 > > Required properties: > - compatible : should be : "ti,tca6507". > +- #address-cells: must be 1 > +- #size-cells: must be 0 > +- reg: typically 0x45. > + > +Optional properties: > +- gpio-controller: allows lines to be used as output-only GPIOs. > +- #gpio-cells: if present, must be 0. > > Each led is represented as a sub-node of the ti,tca6507 device. > > @@ -10,6 +17,7 @@ LED sub-node properties: > - reg : number of LED line (could be from 0 to 6) > - linux,default-trigger : (optional) > see Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/common.txt > +- compatible: either "led" (the default) or "gpio". > > Examples: > > @@ -19,6 +27,9 @@ tca6507@45 { > #size-cells = <0>; > reg = <0x45>; > > + gpio-controller; > + #gpio-cells = <2>; > + > led0: red-aux@0 { > label = "red:aux"; > reg = <0x0>; > @@ -29,5 +40,10 @@ tca6507@45 { > reg = <0x5>; > linux,default-trigger = "default-on"; > }; > + > + wifi-reset@6 { > + reg = <0x6>; > + compatible = "gpio"; > + }; > }; > > diff --git a/drivers/leds/leds-tca6507.c b/drivers/leds/leds-tca6507.c > index f5063f447463..93a2b1759054 100644 > --- a/drivers/leds/leds-tca6507.c > +++ b/drivers/leds/leds-tca6507.c > @@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ static int tca6507_probe_gpios(struct i2c_client *client, > tca->gpio.direction_output = tca6507_gpio_direction_output; > tca->gpio.set = tca6507_gpio_set_value; > tca->gpio.dev = &client->dev; > +#ifdef CONFIG_OF_GPIO > + tca->gpio.of_node = of_node_get(client->dev.of_node); > +#endif > err = gpiochip_add(&tca->gpio); > if (err) { > tca->gpio.ngpio = 0; > @@ -696,6 +699,8 @@ tca6507_led_dt_init(struct i2c_client *client) > led.default_trigger = > of_get_property(child, "linux,default-trigger", NULL); > led.flags = 0; > + if (of_property_match_string(child, "compatible", "gpio") >= 0) > + led.flags |= TCA6507_MAKE_GPIO; > ret = of_property_read_u32(child, "reg", ®); > if (ret != 0 || reg < 0 || reg >= NUM_LEDS) > continue; > @@ -709,6 +714,7 @@ tca6507_led_dt_init(struct i2c_client *client) > > pdata->leds.leds = tca_leds; > pdata->leds.num_leds = NUM_LEDS; > + pdata->gpio_base = -1; > > return pdata; > } -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html