linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH] iio: light: add support for TI's opt3001 light sensor

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Date:	Mon, 29 Sep 2014 13:53:25 -0500
From:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>
To:	Michael Welling <mwelling@...e.org>
CC:	Felipe Balbi <balbi@...com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	<linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>, <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH] iio: light: add support for TI's opt3001 light
 sensor

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 01:38:56PM -0500, Michael Welling wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 09:02:27AM -0500, Felipe Balbi wrote:
> > Alright, this is already ridiculous. Andrew, if I resend the patch can
> > you apply it since maintainer has been ignoring this thread anyway ?
> > 
> 
> Do you reall think this is the best way to approach this?

when maintainer doesn't respond for weeks, yeah! Sure it is.

> Perhaps it would be better to explain what each field of the
> configuration register does and then we can move on.

perhaps Jonathan could tell me exactly what he wants because I can't
handle back-and-forth anymore. Specially when he complains about stuff
he asked me to modify himself.

> In particular the OPT3001_CONFIGURATION_L field needs to be explained
> such that the ABI can be properly applied.
> 
> Looking at the docs for the Windows demo program the field is associated
> with a latch configuration. What does this bit field actually do?
> 
> Either have TI release the documentation or add comments to each of the
> fields of each of the registers such that we can understand what exactly
> they are doing.

TI will release the documentation when that's all cleared up with Legal.
You can't expect it to be any earlier than that.

-- 
balbi

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