linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: Fix iio_validate_scan_mask

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Message-ID: <CAFA9rWOZJX=v1FU3QzCJrhamOvS_XaVqQ5MENyFiT6SjiBsoOg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:15:46 +0300
From:	Cristina Georgiana Opriceana <cristina.opriceana@...il.com>
To:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
	Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
	"linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: Fix iio_validate_scan_mask_oneshot function name typo

On Sun, Jul 19, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de> wrote:
> On 07/19/2015 11:49 AM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
>>
>> On 18/07/15 15:31, Cristina Opriceana wrote:
>>>
>>> Rename function to iio_validate_scan_mask_oneshot() since it's used to
>>> validate that only one channel is selected.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Cristina Opriceana <cristina.opriceana@...il.com>
>>
>> I'm sure Lars (who I think named it?) will come back with a fuller
>> response, but
>> I believe the naming (if not necessarily clear!) was deliberate.
>>
>> one hot - as in only one channel is enabled at a time.
>> oneshot - only a single reading of all channels is taken
>> (like a one shot interrupt).
>
>
> Yes. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-hot
>
> Thanks.

Ah, I see. Thanks for the info!

Cristina
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