linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: (adm1031) Replace update_rate sysfs attribute with update

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Message-ID: <20100916184237.3be9250d@hyperion.delvare>
Date:	Thu, 16 Sep 2010 18:42:37 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>, lm-sensors@...sensors.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] hwmon: (adm1031) Replace update_rate sysfs 
 attribute with update_interval

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 08:37:15 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 11:14:43AM -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > On Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:07:14 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > The attribute reflects an interval, not a rate.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface |   12 +++++-----
> > >  drivers/hwmon/adm1031.c             |   43 +++++++++++++++++++---------------
> > >  2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
> > > index ff45d1f..df0cdd2 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
> > > +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
> > > @@ -91,13 +91,13 @@ name		The chip name.
> > >  		I2C devices get this attribute created automatically.
> > >  		RO
> > >  
> > > -update_rate	The rate at which the chip will update readings.
> > > -		Unit: millisecond
> > > +update_interval	The interval at which the chip or driver will update readings.
> > 
> > I think I prefer the original wording. The attribute is really about
> > setting the register refresh rate at the hardware level. The fact that
> > register cache lifetime in the driver can be adjusted accordingly is an
> > optional implementation detail IMHO.
> > 
> Ok, no problem.
> 
> > > +		Unit: milliseconds
> > 
> > Why change? All other units are singular in the file.
> > 
> Correct for anything but "milliseconds".
> 
> I changed it to milliseconds because all other attributes specify
> "milliseconds". No other reason. Am I missing something ?

I'd rather change all these to "millisecond", so that the document
consistently uses singular for all units.

I also see that the indentation isn't consistent, with power and energy
having 4 tabs where the rest has only 2. Bah.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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