linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: accel: Bugfix to enbale and allow different events to work parallely.

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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2017 23:22:45 -0400
From:   Harinath Nampally <harinath922@...il.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc:     knaack.h@....de, lars@...afoo.de, pmeerw@...erw.net,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, amsfield22@...il.com,
        martink@...teo.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: accel: Bugfix to enbale and allow different events
 to work parallely.

> On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:17:38 -0400
> Harinath Nampally<harinath922@...il.com>  wrote:
>
>> This driver supports multiple devices like mma8653, mma8652, mma8452, mma8453 and
>> fxls8471. Almost all these devices have more than one event. Current driver design
>> hardcodes the event specific information, so only one event can be supported by this
>> driver and current design doesn't have the flexibility to add more events.
>>
>> This patch fixes by detaching the event related information from chip_info struct,
>> and based on channel type and event direction the corresponding event configuration registers
>> are picked dynamically. Hence multiple events can be handled in read/write callbacks.
>>
>> Changes are thoroughly tested on fxls8471 device on imx6UL Eval board using iio_event_monitor user space program.
>>
>> After this fix both Freefall and Transient events are handled by the driver without any conflicts.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Harinath Nampally<harinath922@...il.com>
> Just a quick process point before I catch up with the rest of the thread.
> Please ensure you put the driver name in the patch title.  We have a lot
> of accelerometers these days and doing that will help draw the attention
> of people who care!
Sure, I will update it. Thanks.


On 08/09/2017 09:37 AM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 07:17:38 -0400
> Harinath Nampally<harinath922@...il.com>  wrote:
>
>> This driver supports multiple devices like mma8653, mma8652, mma8452, mma8453 and
>> fxls8471. Almost all these devices have more than one event. Current driver design
>> hardcodes the event specific information, so only one event can be supported by this
>> driver and current design doesn't have the flexibility to add more events.
>>
>> This patch fixes by detaching the event related information from chip_info struct,
>> and based on channel type and event direction the corresponding event configuration registers
>> are picked dynamically. Hence multiple events can be handled in read/write callbacks.
>>
>> Changes are thoroughly tested on fxls8471 device on imx6UL Eval board using iio_event_monitor user space program.
>>
>> After this fix both Freefall and Transient events are handled by the driver without any conflicts.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Harinath Nampally<harinath922@...il.com>
> Just a quick process point before I catch up with the rest of the thread.
> Please ensure you put the driver name in the patch title.  We have a lot
> of accelerometers these days and doing that will help draw the attention
> of people who care!