Re: [PATCH v7 1/6] dt-bindings: leds: Binding for RTL8231 scan matrix

[Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:51:31PM +0100, Sander Vanheule wrote:
> Add a binding description for the Realtek RTL8231's LED support, which
> consists of up to 88 LEDs arranged in a number of scanning matrices.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sander Vanheule <sander@svanheule.net>
> ---
> Changes since v6:
> - Relax description formatting
> - Enforce address format for led node names
> - Use absolute paths for schema references
> ---
>  .../bindings/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml   | 167 ++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 167 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..222cd08914da
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/leds/realtek,rtl8231-leds.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Realtek RTL8231 LED scan matrix.
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Sander Vanheule <sander@svanheule.net>
> +
> +description: |
> +  The RTL8231 has support for driving a number of LED matrices, by scanning
> +  over the LEDs pins, alternatingly lighting different columns and/or rows.
> +
> +  This functionality is available on an RTL8231, when it is configured for use
> +  as an MDIO device, or SMI device.
> +
> +  In single color scan mode, 88 LEDs are supported. These are grouped into
> +  three output matrices:
> +    - Group A of 6×6 single color LEDs. Rows and columns are driven by GPIO
> +      pins 0-11.
> +               L0[n]    L1[n]    L2[n]    L0[n+6]  L1[n+6]  L2[n+6]
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P0/P6  --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (3)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P1/P7  --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (4)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P2/P8  --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (5)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P3/P9  --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (6)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P4/P10 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (7)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +       P5/P11 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (8)
> +               (0)      (1)      (2)      (9)     (10)     (11)
> +    - Group B of 6×6 single color LEDs. Rows and columns are driven by GPIO
> +      pins 12-23.
> +               L0[n]    L1[n]    L2[n]    L0[n+6]  L1[n+6]  L2[n+6]
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P12/P18 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (15)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P13/P19 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (16)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P14/P20 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (17)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P15/P21 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (18)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P16/P22 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (19)
> +                |        |        |        |        |        |
> +      P17/P23 --<--------<--------<--------<--------<--------< (20)
> +              (12)     (13)     (14)    (21)      (22)     (23)
> +    - Group C of 8 pairs of anti-parallel (or bi-color) LEDs. LED selection is
> +      provided by GPIO pins 24-27 and 29-32, polarity selection by GPIO 28.
> +               P24     P25  ...  P30     P31
> +                |       |         |       |
> +      LED POL --X-------X---/\/---X-------X (28)
> +              (24)    (25)  ... (31)    (32)
> +
> +  In bi-color scan mode, 72 LEDs are supported. These are grouped into four
> +  output matrices:
> +    - Group A of 12 pairs of anti-parallel LEDs. LED selection is provided
> +      by GPIO pins 0-11, polarity selection by GPIO 12.
> +    - Group B of 6 pairs of anti-parallel LEDs. LED selection is provided
> +      by GPIO pins 23-28, polarity selection by GPIO 21.
> +    - Group C of 6 pairs of anti-parallel LEDs. LED selection is provided
> +      by GPIO pins 29-34, polarity selection by GPIO 22.
> +    - Group of 4×6 single color LEDs. Rows are driven by GPIO pins 15-20,
> +      columns by GPIO pins 13-14 and 21-22 (shared with groups B and C).
> +           L2[n]    L2[n+6]   L2[n+12]  L2[n+18]
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +0 --<--------<---------<---------< (15)
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +1 --<--------<---------<---------< (16)
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +2 --<--------<---------<---------< (17)
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +3 --<--------<---------<---------< (18)
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +4 --<--------<---------<---------< (19)
> +            |        |         |         |
> +       +6 --<--------<---------<---------< (20)
> +          (13)     (14)      (21)      (22)
> +
> +  This node must always be a child of a 'realtek,rtl8231' node.
> +
> +properties:
> +  $nodename:
> +    const: led-controller
> +
> +  compatible:
> +    const: realtek,rtl8231-leds
> +
> +  "#address-cells":
> +    const: 2
> +
> +  "#size-cells":
> +    const: 0
> +
> +  realtek,led-scan-mode:
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string
> +    description:
> +      Specify the scanning mode the chip should run in. See general description
> +      for how the scanning matrices are wired up.
> +    enum: [single-color, bi-color]
> +
> +patternProperties:
> +  "^led@([1-2]?[0-9]|3[0-1]),[0-2]":
> +    description:
> +      LEDs are addressed by their port index and led index. Ports 0-23 always
> +      support three LEDs. Additionally, but only when used in single color scan
> +      mode, ports 24-31 support two LEDs.
> +    type: object
> +
> +    properties:
> +      reg:
> +        items:
> +          - items:
> +              - description: port index
> +                maximum: 31
> +              - description: led index
> +                maximum: 2
> +
> +    allOf:
> +      - $ref: /schemas/leds/common.yaml#
> +
> +    required:
> +      - reg
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - "#address-cells"
> +  - "#size-cells"
> +  - realtek,led-scan-mode
> +
> +additionalProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    #include <dt-bindings/leds/common.h>
> +    led-controller {

Also, drop the example here. It just duplicates what is in the mfd 
schema and we want 1 complete example, not piecemeal examples.

> +        compatible = "realtek,rtl8231-leds";
> +        #address-cells = <2>;
> +        #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +        realtek,led-scan-mode = "single-color";
> +
> +        led@0,0 {
> +            reg = <0 0>;
> +            color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +            function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +            function-enumerator = <0>;
> +        };
> +
> +        led@0,1 {
> +            reg = <0 1>;
> +            color = <LED_COLOR_ID_AMBER>;
> +            function = LED_FUNCTION_LAN;
> +            function-enumerator = <0>;
> +        };
> +
> +        led@0,2 {
> +            reg = <0 2>;
> +            color = <LED_COLOR_ID_GREEN>;
> +            function = LED_FUNCTION_STATUS;
> +        };
> +    };
> -- 
> 2.51.1
>