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

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Message-ID: <1284666195.15696.35.camel@groeck-laptop>
Date:	Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:43:15 -0700
From:	Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@...csson.com>
To:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
CC:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	"lm-sensors@...sensors.org" <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...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, 2010-09-16 at 12:42 -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
> 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.
> 
To get beyond this ... how about you apply my rev2, and I make the other
changes (formatting and milliseconds --> millisecond) in a subsequent
patch ?

Guenter


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