Hi!
> > > +#ifdef CONFIG_ATA_LEDS
> > > + /* register LED triggers for all ports */
> > > + for (i = 0; i < host->n_ports; i++) {
> > > + if (unlikely(!host->ports[i]->ledtrig))
> > > + continue;
> > > +
> > > + snprintf(host->ports[i]->ledtrig_name,
> > > + sizeof(host->ports[i]->ledtrig_name), "ata%u",
> > > + host->ports[i]->print_id);
> >
> > > + host->ports[i]->ledtrig->name = host->ports[i]->ledtrig_name;
> > > +
> > > + if (led_trigger_register(host->ports[i]->ledtrig)) {
> > > + kfree(host->ports[i]->ledtrig);
> > > + host->ports[i]->ledtrig = NULL;
> > > + }
> > > + }
> > > +#endif
> >
> > No, we don't want you to register multiple triggers. We want one
> > trigger, than has parameter "which port to watch". (Number of triggers
> > is limited as by sysfs limitations).
>
> Back then I implemented it that way to be able to define the
> default trigger for each LED in device tree and "trigger-sources"
> didn't exist yet (it was introduced for USB ports and isn't yet used
> for anything other than that)
I see why you did it... BUt I believe we still want single trigger solution...
> However, the problem till today is also that ATA ports are often not
> individual device-tree objects we can refer to, see for example
> marvell,armada-370-sata which appears as one opaque controller. Ie.
> all SATA drivers have to be converted to expose individual ports on
> device-tree before the trigger-sources approach can be applied...
Yep, well... something to do in SATA then.
Perhaps this should also have an option for single LED for _any_ SATA activity,
and 90% devices will be happy with that?
Pavel
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