Re: [PATCH v7] Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver

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On Fri, 31 May 2024, Joseph Strauss wrote:

> On 24/05/31 11:38AM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 06 May 2024, Joseph Strauss wrote:
> > 
> > > Add multicolor support to the BlinkM driver, making it easier to control
> > > from userspace. The BlinkM LED is a programmable RGB LED. The driver
> > > currently supports only the regular LED sysfs class, resulting in the
> > > creation of three distinct classes, one for red, green, and blue. The
> > > user then has to input three values into the three seperate brightness
> > > files within those classes. The multicolor LED framework makes the
> > > device easier to control with the multi_intensity file: the user can
> > > input three values at once to form a color, while still controlling the
> > > lightness with the brightness file.
> > > 
> > > The main struct blinkm_led has changed slightly. The struct led_classdev
> > > for the regular sysfs classes remain. The blinkm_probe function checks
> > > CONFIG_LEDS_BLINKM_MULTICOLOR to decide whether to load the seperate
> > > sysfs classes or the single multicolor one, but never both. The
> > > blinkm_set_mc_brightness() function had to be added to calculate the
> > > three color components and then set the fields of the blinkm_data
> > > structure accordingly.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Joseph Strauss <jstrauss@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - Replaced instances of the constant 3 with NUM_LEDS, where applicable
> > > - Fixed formatting errors
> > > - Replaced loop inside of blinkm_set_mc_brightness() with equivalent
> > >   statements
> > > - Changed id of multicolor class from 4 to 3
> > > - Replaced call to devm_kmalloc_array() with devm_kcalloc()
> > > Changes in v3:
> > > - Add CONFIG_LEDS_BLINKM_MULTICOLOR to check whether to use multicolor
> > >   funcitonality
> > > - Extend well-known-leds.txt to include standard names for RGB and indicator
> > >   LEDS
> > > - Change name of Blinkm sysfs class according to well-known-leds.txt
> > > - Simplify struct blinkm_led and struct blinkm_data
> > > - Remove magic numbers
> > > - Fix formatting errors
> > > - Remove unrelated changes
> > > Changes in v4:
> > > - Fix indentation
> > > - Add default case to switch statement
> > > Changes in v5:
> > > - Fix warnings related to snprintf on s390 architecture, reported by
> > >   0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service
> > > Changes in v6:
> > > - Refactored struct blinkm_led to use a union
> > > - Refactored blinkm_probe()
> > > - Clarified documentation
> > > Changes in v7:
> > > - Fix formatting and spelling errors
> > > 
> > >  Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst     |  31 +++-
> > >  Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt |   8 +
> > >  drivers/leds/Kconfig                   |   8 +
> > >  drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c             | 224 +++++++++++++++++--------
> > >  4 files changed, 199 insertions(+), 72 deletions(-)
> > 
> > Applying patch(es)
> > Applying: Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver
> > Using index info to reconstruct a base tree...
> > M	Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt
> > M	drivers/leds/Kconfig
> > M	drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c
> > Checking patch Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst...
> > Checking patch Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt...
> > Checking patch drivers/leds/Kconfig...
> > Checking patch drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c...
> > Applied patch Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst cleanly.
> > Applied patch Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt cleanly.
> > Applied patch drivers/leds/Kconfig cleanly.
> > Applied patch drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c cleanly.
> > Falling back to patching base and 3-way merge...
> > error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by merge:
> > 	Documentation/leds/leds-blinkm.rst
> > 	Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt
> > 	drivers/leds/Kconfig
> > 	drivers/leds/leds-blinkm.c
> > Please commit your changes or stash them before you merge.
> > Aborting
> > error: Failed to merge in the changes.
> > Patch failed at 0001 Add multicolor support to BlinkM LED driver
> > 
> > -- 
> > Lee Jones [李琼斯]
> Hi,
> I am having trouble recreating this issue. Maybe I am misunderstanding
> the maintainer workflow. I am working on the for-next branch of
> pavel/linux-leds.git. When I apply my generated patch file on a
> freshly cloned repository with `git am`, I don't get any errors. Any
> help is appreciated.

Pavel's for-next branch is 18 months old.

Use Linux -next.

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]




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