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diff --git a/Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt b/Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt index 2160382c86be..e9c30dc75884 100644 --- a/Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt +++ b/Documentation/leds/well-known-leds.txt @@ -70,3 +70,33 @@ Good: "platform:*:charging" (allwinner sun50i) * Screen Good: ":backlight" (Motorola Droid 4) + +* Ethernet LEDs + +Currently two types of Network LEDs are support, those controlled by +the PHY and those by the MAC. In theory both can be present at the +same time for one Linux netdev, hence the names need to differ between +MAC and PHY. + +Do not use the netdev name, such as eth0, enp1s0. These are not stable +and are not unique. They also don't differentiate between MAC and PHY. + +** MAC LEDs + +Good: f1070000.ethernet:white:WAN +Good: mdio_mux-0.1:00:green:left +Good: 0000:02:00.0:yellow:top + +The first part must uniquely name the MAC controller. Then follows the +colour. WAN/LAN should be used for a single LED. If there are +multiple LEDs, use left/right, or top/bottom to indicate their +position on the RJ45 socket. + +** PHY LEDs + +Good: f1072004.mdio-mii:00: white:WAN +Good: !mdio-mux!mdio@2!switch@0!mdio:01:green:right +Good: r8169-0-200:00:yellow:bottom + +The first part must uniquely name the PHY. This often means uniquely +identifying the MDIO bus controller, and the address on the bus. |