这个设备驱动适用于,连接到一个IO口的led灯.
需要在linux内核配置里选上相关的配置。在内核源码目录下:
make menuconfig ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf-
Device Drivers --->
[*] LED Support --->
<*> LED Class Support
<*> LED Support for GPIO connected LEDs
选择上后,再编内核,再使用新的内核镜像启动系统
使用新内核启动后,可以查看出设备驱动是否已选择上:
/sys/bus/platform/drivers/目录下应有”leds-gpio”目录
驱动源码在”drivers/leds/leds-gpio.c”, 里面是一个平台驱动,我们只要写平台设备描述硬件的资源与此驱动匹配即可.
285 static struct platform_driver gpio_led_driver = {
286 .probe = gpio_led_probe,
287 .remove = __devexit_p(gpio_led_remove),
288 .driver = {
289 .name = "leds-gpio",
290 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
291 .of_match_table = of_gpio_leds_match, // 用成员匹配,名字可为"gpio-leds"
292 },
293 };
294
295 module_platform_driver(gpio_led_driver);
//通过阅读平台驱动的probe函数,可得知我们写的平台设备应提供具本哪些硬件信息.
235 static int __devinit gpio_led_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
236 {
237 struct gpio_led_platform_data *pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
238 struct gpio_leds_priv *priv;
239 int i, ret = 0;
240
241 if (pdata && pdata->num_leds) {
...
}
...
268 return 0;
269 }
/
//通过probe函数,可以确定我们写平台设备时只需通过platform_data成员提供平台驱动所需的信息,无需再提供resource.
//再确定结构体gpio_led_platform_data的每个成员的作用即可,如不清楚具体用途,可以在驱动代码里通过查看对成员值的访问推出用途.
"include/linux/leds.h"
//每个led用struct gpio_led的对象来描述
struct gpio_led {
const char *name; //名字
const char *default_trigger;
unsigned gpio; //对应的io口
unsigned active_low : 1; // 设1表示led低电平时亮
unsigned retain_state_suspended : 1; //保持挂起状态
unsigned default_state : 2; // 下面的三个宏
/* default_state should be one of LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_(ON|OFF|KEEP) */
};
#define LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_OFF 0 //led灯灭
#define LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_ON 1 // led灯开
#define LEDS_GPIO_DEFSTATE_KEEP 2 // led灯状态保持不变
struct gpio_led_platform_data {
int num_leds; //多少个led灯
const struct gpio_led *leds; //led灯对象数组首地址
#define GPIO_LED_NO_BLINK_LOW 0 /* No blink GPIO state low */
#define GPIO_LED_NO_BLINK_HIGH 1 /* No blink GPIO state high */
#define GPIO_LED_BLINK 2 /* Please, blink */
int (*gpio_blink_set)(unsigned gpio, int state,
unsigned long *delay_on,
unsigned long *delay_off);
// gpio_blink_set函数用于在设备这边实现闪烁的功能
};
/
板上的status-led接到PA15,高电平时亮
mypdev.c
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/platform_device.h>
#include <linux/input.h>
#include <mach/gpio.h>
#include <linux/leds.h>
struct gpio_led leds[] = {
{"led0", "led0_trigger", GPIOA(15), 0, 0, 0},
};
struct gpio_led_platform_data pdata = {
.num_leds = ARRAY_SIZE(leds),
.leds = leds,
};
struct platform_device mypdev = {
.name = "leds-gpio",
.id = -1,
.dev = {
.platform_data = &pdata,
},
};
module_driver(mypdev, platform_device_register, platform_device_unregister);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
///
加载设备后,如与平台驱动匹配上会有输出:
[ 6860.993790] Registered led device: led0
然后就可以通过"/sys/class/leds/led0/brightness"文件控制led灯的亮灭
echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/led0/brightness //灯亮
echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/led0/brightness //灯灭