Re: [PATCH 0/6] Introduce audio-mute LED trigger (and conversions to it)

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On Wed 2018-11-28 12:38:19, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Nov 2018 12:18:06 +0100,
> Pali Rohár wrote:
> > 
> > On Tuesday 27 November 2018 09:44:18 Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > Looks good... except one detail: you have "tpacpi::micmute" and
> > > "dell::micmute". I know it follows "tradition", but we are trying to
> > > fix that at the moment. Laptop micmute button is a laptop micmute
> > > button, and userspace should not need to know what prefix to use
> > > depending on vendor.
> > > 
> > > I'd suggest using "sys::micmute".
> > 
> > I can imagine that in future some devices like keyboards would have also
> > mute led. We already have keyboards with mute key, so it is something
> > not unrealistic. What should be name convention for these mute leds?
> > 
> > Is not "sys::" prefix too generic?
> 
> Good point.  I thought of "laptop::" but it's not always laptop.
> "builtin::"?  Doesn't sound great, either.
> 
> A nice godfather is required here...

Just use sys:: :-).

laptop:: would work for me, too. (It is always laptop in the cases we
are handling now, right?)

When we get a keyboard with mute led, we'll have to decide if it
should be input6::mute -- because it is on keyboard, or if it is
sys::mute -- because the key is expected to mute whole system.

									Pavel
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