linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] iio: afe: unit-converter: add support for adi,lt6106

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Date:   Mon, 16 Apr 2018 09:29:07 +0200
From:   Peter Rosin <peda@...ntia.se>
To:     Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        "Andrew F. Davis" <afd@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] iio: afe: unit-converter: add support for adi,lt6106

On 2018-04-13 10:11, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> On 04/13/2018 12:31 AM, Peter Rosin wrote:
>> On 2018-04-12 17:35, Andrew F. Davis wrote:
>>> On 04/12/2018 09:29 AM, Peter Rosin wrote:
>>>> But as I said in the cover letter, I didn't go with sense-gain since I
>>>> thought I would end up with requests for non-integer gains. There is
>>>> yet to be a comment on the non-integer gain problem, and before there
>>>> is a path forward for that case, I'm reluctant.
>>>
>>> Why not similar to what you had before with the resistor:
>>>
>>> sense-gain-multiplier
>>> sense-gain-divider
>>>
>>> if either are missing assume they are 1.
>>
>> Hmm, how about sense-gain for the normal integer case, and then divide
>> by sense-attenuation if needed? I.e. exactly the same functionality as
>> you describe, just different names.
> 
> There is some precedence in the clock bindings for using -mult and -div as
> the suffix for fractional scales. See fixed-factor-clock.txt.

Ok, I'm going with sense-gain-mult and sense-gain-div, but I'm going to
diverge a little bit from the clock binding and make them optional with
a default of 1 if missing.

I'm also going to use the compatible "current-sense-amplifier", and not
mention the LT6106, because I suspect that part can conceivable be used
in other ways...

But I'll wait for a bit with this and give everybody a last chance to
pitch suggestions and opinions.

Cheers,
Peter