linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] TSL2550 support (I2C device driver)

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Date:	Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:26:42 +0100
From:	Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@...eenne.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] TSL2550 support (I2C device driver)

On Mon, Jan 29, 2007 at 06:39:50PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:

> > +/* Insmod parameters */
> > +I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_1(tsl2550);
> > +
> > +static int operating_mode = 0;
> 
> The `= 0' is unneeded and undesirable.

Fixed.

> > ...
> >
> > +static int tsl2550_get_adc_value(struct i2c_client *client, int channel)
> > +{
> > +	u8 cmd = channel == 0 ? TSL2550_READ_ADC0 : TSL2550_READ_ADC1;
> > +	int timeout, ret;
> > +
> > +	/* Read ADC channel waiting at most 400ms (see data sheet for further
> > +         * info) */
> > +	for (timeout = 400; timeout > 0; timeout--) {
> > +		i2c_smbus_write_byte(client, cmd);
> > +		mdelay(1);
> > +		ret = i2c_smbus_read_byte(client);
> > +		if (ret < 0)
> > +			return ret;
> > +		else if (ret & 0x0080)
> > +			break;
> > +	}
> > +	if (timeout == 0)
> > +		return -EIO;
> > +	return ((u8) ret) & 0x7f;	/* remove the "valid" bit */
> > +}
> 
> eek.  Is there no way to avoid the busy-wait?  We cannot sleep here?

That's why I have to retry reading data for at most 400ms otherwise
the chip will start a new ADC conversion.

I can replace mdelay(1) with schedule_timeout(HZ/1000) but doing this
I'm not sure that just 1ms has elapesed. Also the chip has no irq
lines to use for that.

> > +/* --- LUX calculation ----------------------------------------------------- */
> > +
> > +#define	TSL2550_MAX_LUX		1846
> > +
> > +static u8 ratio_lut[] = {
> > +	100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 100, 
> > [snip]
> > +
> > +static u16 count_lut[] = {
> > +	0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 
> > [snip]
> 
> These tables could perhaps be const?

Fixed.

> > +static ssize_t tsl2550_show_power_state(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
> 
> It's preferred to try to fit the code into an 80-col window.  (But some
> people disagree with this specifically for function definitions such as
> this).

I agree with them. :)

> Preferred coding style is
> 
> 	err = i2c_detach_client(client);
> 	if (err)
> 		return err;
> 
> (multiple places)

Fixed.

I'm going to repost the patch after some tests.

Thanks,

Rodolfo

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