linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] IIO: Add iio_chan modifier for True/Magnetic North HID usages

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Date:	Mon, 2 Jun 2014 14:54:40 -0500
From:	Reyad Attiyat <reyad.attiyat@...il.com>
To:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
	Srinivas Pandruvada <srinivas.pandruvada@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-input <linux-input@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] IIO: Add iio_chan modifier for True/Magnetic North
 HID usages

Hey Jonathan,
>
> I think we need the naming to explicitly mention north_magnetic instead
> of just north.  Whilst it is obvious what north means when you have north
> true alongside it, it won't be so obvious if one just has the north
> attribute
> to see in a particular driver - if anything I'd have the true as the one
> that was simply called north (as it might not be coming from a magnetometer
> thought obviously that's the most common source)   I'd also rather the enum
> entries
> were
> IIO_MOD_NORTH_MAGN
> IIO_MOD_NORTH_TRUE
> IIO_MOD_NORTH_MAGN_TILT_COMP
> IIO_MOD_NORTH_TRUE_TILT_COMP
>
> It is definitely feasible that they will not come from magnetometers -
> a differential bearing is common on GPS units.

Makes sense to me. I will update the patches with your suggestions. Thanks.
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