RE: Registering GPIO LEDs

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Hi Ian,

> I've discovered that it's quite simple to control the drive activity
> LEDs on my Thecus N5550 with the standard gpio_ich module.  AFAIK, this
> means that I should be able to use them with the leds_gpio module.  I
> just need to register them.
> 
> I've found this page that gives an example:
> 
>   http://fabiobaltieri.com/2011/09/21/linux-led-subsystem/
> 
> I'm confused, however, about the .gpio member of the struct gpio_led.
> I'm guessing that it's the GPIO number, but (at least in the case of
> gpio_ich) that number can vary depending on the base number for that
> chip.

>From the viewpoint of a GPIO consumer, we don't care the base GPIO number.
That is required when a GPIO controller is added.
Just check '/sys/kernel/debug/gpio' and use available GPIOs for LEDs.

Regards,
Milo
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