linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (ibmpowernv) Add min/max attributes and current sensors

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Message-ID: <6d12f317-73bd-7152-d43d-23a49f3dcde5@kaod.org>
Date:   Tue, 25 Apr 2017 16:32:14 +0200
From:   Cédric Le Goater <clg@...d.org>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Cc:     linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, svaidy@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        ego@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, akshay.adiga@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        andrew@...id.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hwmon: (ibmpowernv) Add min/max attributes and current
 sensors

On 04/25/2017 04:28 PM, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
> On 04/22/2017 08:11 AM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> Shilpasri G Bhat <shilpa.bhat@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> writes:
>>> On 04/21/2017 05:17 PM, Cédric Le Goater wrote:
>>>> On 04/21/2017 06:31 AM, Shilpasri G Bhat wrote:
>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
>>>>> index 6d2e660..1f329fa8 100644
>>>>> --- a/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
>>>>> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/ibmpowernv.c
>>>>> @@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ enum sensors {
>>>>>  	{"fan", "ibm,opal-sensor-cooling-fan"},
>>>>>  	{"temp", "ibm,opal-sensor-amb-temp"},
>>>>>  	{"in", "ibm,opal-sensor-power-supply"},
>>>>> -	{"power", "ibm,opal-sensor-power"}
>>>>> +	{"power", "ibm,opal-sensor-power"},
>>>>> +	{"curr"}, /* Follows newer device tree compatible ibm,opal-sensor */
>>>>
>>>> why isn't there a compatible string ? 
>>>
>>> Skiboot exports "ibm,opal-sensor" as compatible string for all the inband
>>> sensors. Now if I define that as the compatible string here, then all the
>>> sensors would get identified as "curr" type of sensor by the driver.
>>
>> So fix it in skiboot?
> 
> 
> After a memory refresh, this table is to maintain compatibility with 
> the support of the FSP sensors in old firmware. These have peculiar
> device node names and properties.  
> 
> So What the code is doing looks correct. But, you should also modify 
> the 'enum sensors' to include a CURRENT value.

But the patch does that already. I was missing context. This is fine
then.

Thanks,

C.