-*- org -*- It is somehow important to provide consistent interface to the userland. LED devices have one problem there, and that is naming of directories in /sys/class/leds. It would be nice if userland would just know right "name" for given LED function, but situation got more complex. Anyway, if backwards compatibility is not an issue, new code should use one of the "good" names from this list, and you should extend the list where applicable. Legacy names are listed, too; in case you are writing application that wants to use particular feature, you should probe for good name, first, but then try the legacy ones, too. Notice there's a list of functions in include/dt-bindings/leds/common.h . * Keyboards Good: "input*:*:capslock" Good: "input*:*:scrolllock" Good: "input*:*:numlock" Legacy: "shift-key-light" (Motorola Droid 4, capslock) Set of common keyboard LEDs, going back to PC AT or so. Legacy: "tpacpi::thinklight" (IBM/Lenovo Thinkpads) Legacy: "lp5523:kb{1,2,3,4,5,6}" (Nokia N900) Frontlight/backlight of main keyboard. Legacy: "button-backlight" (Motorola Droid 4) Some phones have touch buttons below screen; it is different from main keyboard. And this is their backlight. * Sound subsystem Good: "platform:*:mute" Good: "platform:*:micmute" LEDs on notebook body, indicating that sound input / output is muted. * System notification Legacy: "status-led:{red,green,blue}" (Motorola Droid 4) Legacy: "lp5523:{r,g,b}" (Nokia N900) Phones usually have multi-color status LED. * Power management Good: "platform:*:charging" (allwinner sun50i) * Screen Good: ":backlight" (Motorola Droid 4)