linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon: ina2xx: allow to change the averaging rate at run-time

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Message-ID: <CAMpxmJVrbOnjF3me-qyjKqWSxTkQ1=eHdxxsOd7KixVdDGzGoA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Jan 2015 17:25:49 +0100
From:	Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>
To:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Benoit Cousson <bcousson@...libre.com>,
	Patrick Titiano <ptitiano@...libre.com>,
	LM Sensors <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: ina2xx: allow to change the averaging rate at run-time

2015-01-07 17:16 GMT+01:00 Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>:
> INA219 uses the same mechanism and timing as used by INA209. This way
> it is easily possible to extend the driver to support the attribute
> for every chip. But overall this uses the existing ABI (update_interval
> is part of the hwmon ABI) instead of creating a new driver specific
> attribute. Yes, that is quite important.
>
> The additional "overhead" is just to use different numbers and a
> different attribute name, so I don't really understand your concern.

My concern is that it seems less clear this way, but I understand the
priorities. Ok, I'll get back to it tomorrow.

Bart
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