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Date:   Fri, 23 Feb 2018 14:19:16 +0100
From:   Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Fabrice Gasnier <fabrice.gasnier@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/11] Introduce the Counter subsystem

2018-02-23 14:14 GMT+01:00 William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>:
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 01:58:36PM +0100, Benjamin Gaignard wrote:
>>2018-01-15 10:02 GMT+01:00 Benjamin Gaignard <benjamin.gaignard@...aro.org>:
>>> 2018-01-01 14:04 GMT+01:00 Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk>:
>>>> On Mon, 1 Jan 2018 11:16:30 +0000
>>>> Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sorry to top post but I just want to add some general comments across
>>>> the whole series.
>>>>
>>>> 1) Basics look good to me.  It all fits together well.
>>>> 2) I'm concerned about the two 'simplified interfaces' for a couple of reasons:
>>>> a) They add a lot of code and I'm not convinced the simplifications justify that.
>>>> b) They aren't as generically applicable as we might want. For example, it's
>>>> common for SoC Encoder blocks to operative in both the simple counter mode and
>>>> the quadrature counter mode.  To support that we have (I think) to go back to
>>>> basics and do it ourselves from the generic counter interface.  The TI eQEP
>>>> IP does these modes for example.
>>>>
>>>> So these simplifications serve two purposes (I think)
>>>> 1) To enforce interface.  This is nice (and I did some similar stuff in IIO
>>>>    for the same reason) but there is so much flexibility in the rest of the
>>>>    interface (from a code point of view) that I'm unsure this is significant.
>>>> 2) To save on boiler plate.  I'm not sure we save that much and that it couldn't
>>>>    mostly be achieved by providing some useful utility functions and
>>>>    standard enums / string arrays for the common cases.
>>>>
>>>> We have to justify a couple of thousand lines of core code.  To do that we
>>>> need to be saving a reasonably multiple more than that in driver code.
>>>>
>>>> The full setup for a generic_counter is not so complex that we need this
>>>> stuff.  Your examples make it all pretty clear what is going on and a
>>>> couple of clean well commented drivers to act as a baseline for new
>>>> implementations would get us much of the rest of the way.
>>>>
>>>> So going well, but this aspect needs some more consideration.
>>>>
>>>> I also think we need at least rough outlines of a few more drivers
>>>> in here to convince people that there aren't any problems that this
>>>> is too inflexible to cover.  Hopefully an ST one will be forthcoming.
>>>> If not we can do the exercise off datasheets.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry for the long delay before answering to thread.
>>> I have succesfully implement and test a quadrature encoder driver
>>> on stm32 timer part. Some clean up are need but the basic functions
>>> like setting the two supported modes (quadX2 or quadX4) supported by
>>> my hardware, counting, preset and direction are functional.
>>>
>>> I have used the "simplified interface" so my driver is quite simple with
>>> only few functions to implement (~300 lines of code).
>>> When this series will be upstream we can convert stm32 drivers to use it.
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot for this work.
>>> Benjamin
>>
>>Any news about those patches ?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Benjamin
>
> Hi Benjamin,
>
> Sorry for going dark all this time, I'm still incorporating the changes
> suggested by Jonathan in his review. The biggest change will likely be a
> reimplementation of the "simple" and "quadrature" API as macros
> leveraging the "generic" API in order to reduce a lot of redundant code
> under the hood.
>
> I think I might be comfortable releasing the next revision of the
> patchset on March 3 or 4, so keep an eye out for it then. :)

I will, thanks for the update.

>
> William Breathitt Gray
>
>>
>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 14 Dec 2017 15:50:29 -0500
>>>>> William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Introduction
>>>>> > ============
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Apologies for going silent these past couple months just to return with
>>>>> > a patchset over 3000 lines larger than the last -- I should have been
>>>>> > releasing intermediate versions along the way so shame on me!
>>>>>
>>>>> :) Sometimes it's better to wait until you are moderately happy with it
>>>>> yourself!
>>>>>
>>>>> > The
>>>>> > Counter system has effectively been rewritten anew, so I believe very
>>>>> > little of the code in the previous versions of this patchset remain.
>>>>> > However, the Generic Counter paradigm has pretty much remained the same
>>>>> > so the theory should be familar. Regardless, I realize I'm dropping off
>>>>> > this patchset near the winter holidays so I don't expect a review until
>>>>> > well into January -- I'm just releasing this now before I myself head
>>>>> > off on an end of year sabbatical.
>>>>>
>>>>> It's at least a few hours into January so here goes before life gets
>>>>> properly busy again.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The most significant difference between this version and the previous,
>>>>> > as well as part of the reason for the implementation code changes, is
>>>>> > the complete separation of the Generic Counter system from IIO. I
>>>>> > decided it was improper to build the Generic Counter system on top of
>>>>> > IIO core: it was leading to ugly code, convulted hacks, and forced
>>>>> > restrictions on the Generic Counter interface in order to appease the
>>>>> > architecture of the IIO system. Most importantly, the IIO core code that
>>>>> > was leveraged by the Generic Counter was so minor (essentially just the
>>>>> > sysfs attribute support) that it did not justify the extensive
>>>>> > hoop-jumping performed to make the code work.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > So this patchset introduces the Generic Counter interface without the
>>>>> > dependence on IIO code. This now gives the Generic Counter system the
>>>>> > freedom to aptly represent counter devices without implementation
>>>>> > compatibility concerns regarding other high-level subsystems.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This also makes sense ontologically I believe because whereas the IIO
>>>>> > system appears more focused on representing the industrial I/O of a
>>>>> > device and their configuration directly, the Generic Counter system is
>>>>> > more concerned with the abstract representation of that counter device
>>>>> > and the relationships and configurations within which define its
>>>>> > operation at a high-level; a counter driver could in theory separately
>>>>> > support both the high-level Generic Counter representation of the device
>>>>> > as a whole (what are we counting conceptually, how much are we counting,
>>>>> > etc.), as well as the low-level IIO representation of the individual
>>>>> > inputs and outputs on that device (are the signals differential, do
>>>>> > certain signals have current requirements, etc.).
>>>>>
>>>>> I think there are concepts that over time may blur the lines more
>>>>> but agree with the basic point. I'm just planning to nick all your
>>>>> good ideas if they will improve IIO in turn.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Overview
>>>>> > ========
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This patchset may be divided into three main groups:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         * Generic Counter
>>>>> >         * Simple Counter
>>>>> >         * Quadrature Counter
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Each group begins with a patch introducing the implementation of the
>>>>> > interface system, followed afterwards by documentation patches. I
>>>>> > recommend reading through the documentation patches first to familiarize
>>>>> > your with the interface itself before jumping into the source code for
>>>>> > the implementation.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Simple Counter and Quadrature Counter groups also have example
>>>>> > driver code in the dummy-counter and 104-quad-8 patches respectively.
>>>>> > The Simple Counter and Quadrature Counter systems themselves being
>>>>> > subclasses of the Generic Counter may serve as example driver code for
>>>>> > the Generic Counter interface -- though I may end up adding an explicit
>>>>> > Generic Counter example in a later patch to the dummy-counter for easier
>>>>> > reference.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Since the Generic Counter system no longer depends on IIO, I moved all
>>>>> > Counter related source code to the drivers/iio/counter/ directory to
>>>>> > keep everything contained together. In addition, with the IIO Kconfig
>>>>> > dependency removed, the COUNTER menu appear now appears at the same
>>>>> > level as the IIO menu:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         -> Device drivers
>>>>> >           -> Counter Support (COUNTER [=m])
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I'm not sure if I should move driver/iio/counter/ to driver/counter/ in
>>>>> > order to match the Kconfig heirarchy or to keep it where it is to match
>>>>> > the legacy IIO counter location established when we first added the
>>>>> > 104-QUAD-8 driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> I would move it out entirely - otherwise things are just confusing.
>>>>> You 'could' sit it in IIO (as in put it under the top level menu option)
>>>>> if you would prefer but I don't thing that really makes sense.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Paradigm updates
>>>>> > ================
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Generic Counter paradigm has essentially remained the same from the
>>>>> > previous patch, but I have made some minor updates. In particular, I've
>>>>> > finally settled on a naming convention for the core components of a
>>>>> > Counter:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         COUNT
>>>>> >         -----
>>>>> >         A Count represents the count data for a set of Signals. A Count
>>>>> >         has a count function mode (e.g. "increase" or "quadrature x4")
>>>>> >         which represents the update behavior for the count data. A Count
>>>>> >     also has a set of one or more associated Signals.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This component was called "Value" in the previous patches. I believe
>>>>> > "Count" is a more direct name for this data, and it also matches how
>>>>> > datasheets and people commonly refer to this information in
>>>>> > documentation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Agreed - better name.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         SIGNAL
>>>>> >         ------
>>>>> >         A Signal represents a counter input data; this is the data that
>>>>> >         is typically analyzed by the counter to determine the count
>>>>> >         data. A Signal may be associated to one or more Counts.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The naming for this component has not changed since the previous
>>>>> > patches. I believe "Signal" is a fitting enough name for the input
>>>>> > data, as well as matching the common nomenclature for existing counter
>>>>> > devices.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         SYNAPSE
>>>>> >         -------
>>>>> >         A Synapse represents the association of a Signal with a
>>>>> >         respective Count. Signal data affects respective Count data, and
>>>>> >         the Synapse represents this relationship. The Synapse action
>>>>> >         mode (e.g. "rising edge" or "double pulse") specifies the Signal
>>>>> >         data condition which triggers the respective Count's count
>>>>> >         function evaluation to update the count data. It is possible for
>>>>> >         the Synapse action mode to be "none" if a Signal is associated
>>>>> >         with a Count but does not trigger the count function (e.g. the
>>>>> >         direction signal line for a Pulse-Direction encoding counter).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > This component was called "Trigger" in the previous patches. I do not
>>>>> > believe "Trigger" was a good name for two main reasons: it could easily
>>>>> > be confused for the existing IIO trigger concept, and most importantly
>>>>> > it does not convey the connection association aspect of the
>>>>> > Count-Signal relationship.
>>>>>
>>>>> An alternative here would be to use MAP as a number of similar
>>>>> 'connection' type arrangements in the kernel do. It doesn't really
>>>>> imply the 'how' element though so perhaps a new term is indeed better.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I settled on the "Synapse" name both due to etymology -- from Greek
>>>>> > _sunapsis_ meaning "conjunction" -- as well as a biological analogy:
>>>>> > just as neurons connect and fire communication over synapses, so does a
>>>>> > Counter Signal connect and fire communication to a Counter Count over a
>>>>> > Counter Synapse.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Following the same naming convention and analogy, what was previously
>>>>> > called trigger_mode is now known as action_mode, named in reference to
>>>>> > action potential -- the condition in a neuron which triggers a fire
>>>>> > communication over a synapse, just as a Counter Signal condition
>>>>> > specified in the action_mode of a Counter Synapse triggers the count
>>>>> > function evaluation for a Counter Count.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Counter classes descriptions
>>>>> > ============================
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The Generic Counter interface is the most general interface for
>>>>> > supporting counter devices; if it qualifies as a Counter, then it can be
>>>>> > represented by the Generic Counter interface. Unfortunately, the
>>>>> > flexibility of the interface does result in a more cumbersome
>>>>> > integration for driver authors: much of the components must be manually
>>>>> > configured by the author, which can be a tedious task for large and
>>>>> > complex counter devices.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > To this end, two subclasses of the Generic Counter interface as
>>>>> > introduced in this patchset: the Simple Counter interface, and the
>>>>> > Quadrature Counter interface. Both of these interfaces inherit the
>>>>> > Generic Counter paradigm, and may be seen as extensions to the interface
>>>>> > which restrict the components to a respective specific class of counter
>>>>> > devices in order to provide a more apt interface for such devices.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Simple Counter
>>>>> >         --------------
>>>>> >         Simple Counters are devices that count edge pulses on an input
>>>>> >         line (e.g. tally counters).
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Since the relationship between Signals and Counts is known to be
>>>>> >         one-to-one, a simple_counter_count structure already contains
>>>>> >         the associated Signal member for the respective Count. A driver
>>>>> >         author no longer needs to worry about allocating a separate
>>>>> >         Signal and Synapse, nor about configuring the association
>>>>> >         between the respective Count and Signal; the Simple Counter
>>>>> >         interface abstracts away such details.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Furthermore, since the device type is known, component
>>>>> >         properties may be further defined and restricted: Count data is
>>>>> >         a signed integer, Signal data "low" and "high" state is set via
>>>>> >         enumeration constants, and so are count function and action mode
>>>>> >         restricted to well-defined "increase"/"decrease" and
>>>>> >         "none"/"rising edge"/"falling edge"/"both edges" enumeration
>>>>> >         constants respectively.
>>>>>
>>>>> I do wonder a little on whether this is too restrictive to actually
>>>>> represent many devices.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Quadrature Counter
>>>>> >         ------------------
>>>>> >         Quadrature Counters are devices that track position based on
>>>>> >         quadrature pair signals (e.g. rotary encoder counters).
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Since the relationship between Signals and Counts is known to be
>>>>> >         a quadrature pair of Signals to each Count, a quad_counter_count
>>>>> >         structure already contains the associated Signal members for the
>>>>> >         respective Count. A driver author no longer needs to worry about
>>>>> >         allocating separate Signals and Synapses for each quadrature
>>>>> >         pair, nor about configuring the association between the
>>>>> >         respective Count and Signals; the Quadrature Counter interface
>>>>> >         abstracts away such details.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         Furthermore, since the device type is known, component
>>>>> >         properties may be further defined and restricted: Count data is
>>>>> >         a signed integer, Signal data "low" and "high" state is set via
>>>>> >         enumeration constants, and so is count function mode restricted
>>>>> >         to well-defined enumeration constants to represent modes such as
>>>>> >         "pulse-direction" and "quadrature x4" for example.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pulse direction is definitely not a quadrature counter...  Maybe this needs
>>>>> a rename to dual-signal-counter or similar?
>>>>>
>>>>> Another classic case here would be increment / decrement counters where
>>>>> a signal is used for each operation (counting items between two light gates
>>>>> - used a lot in tracking products in the production industry).
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Note how driver authors no longer need to interact with Synapses
>>>>> > directly when utilizing the Simple Counter and Quadrature Counter
>>>>> > interfaces. This should make it easier too for authors to add support
>>>>> > since they don't need to fully understand the underlying Counter
>>>>> > paradigm in order to take advantage of the interfaces -- just define the
>>>>> > Counts and Signals, and they're ready to go.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Even more so, the Quadrature Counter interface takes it a step further
>>>>> > and doesn't require action_modes to be explicitly set -- rather they are
>>>>> > implicitly determined internally by the system based on the direction
>>>>> > and function mode. Abstractions like these should make the Counter
>>>>> > interface system as a whole robust enough to handle the diverse classes
>>>>> > of counter devices out in the real world.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Compilation warnings
>>>>> > ====================
>>>>> >
>>>>> > There are three main compilation warnings which pop for this patchset.
>>>>> > I've inspected these warnings and none are errors, however they do
>>>>> > require some explanation.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         * 104-quad-8: warning: enumeration value
>>>>> >                 ‘QUAD_COUNTER_FUNCTION_PULSE_DIRECTION’ not handled in
>>>>> >                 switch
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The first warning is rather simple to explain: the
>>>>> > QUAD_COUNTER_FUNCTION_PULSE_DIRECTION state is handled by the parent if
>>>>> > statement's else condition, so an explicit case condition is not
>>>>> > necessary. I can add a default case line to pacify the compiler, but
>>>>> > since it would be empty the effort seems frivolous.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do it anyway and put a comment of /* Should not get here */
>>>>>
>>>>> Suppressing false warnings is useful from a code maintenance point of view.
>>>>>
>>>>> > In some sense as
>>>>> > well, a default case may make the switch logic less clear by implying
>>>>> > the possibility of additional cases which are not possible in the
>>>>> > context of that code path.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         * simple-counter: warning: assignment discards ‘const’ qualifier
>>>>> >                 from pointer target type
>>>>> >         * quad-counter: warning: assignment discards ‘const’ qualifier
>>>>> >                 from pointer target type
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The second warning comes from the mapping of
>>>>> > simple_counter_device_ext/quad_counter_device_ext,
>>>>> > simple_counter_count_ext/quad_counter_count_ext, and
>>>>> > simple_counter_signal_ext/quad_counter_signal_ext to the internal
>>>>> > Counter counter_device_ext, counter_count_ext, and counter_signal_ext
>>>>> > structures respectively.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The priv member of the counter_device_ext, counter_count_ext, or
>>>>> > counter_signal_ext is leveraged to pass the respective
>>>>> > simple_counter_device_ext/quad_counter_device_ext,
>>>>> > simple_counter_count_ext/quad_counter_count_ext, or
>>>>> > simple_counter_signal_ext/quad_counter_signal_ext structure to their
>>>>> > respective read/write callback. The priv member is generic on purpose to
>>>>> > allow any desired data to be passed; the supplied read/write callbacks
>>>>> > should know the datatype of the passed-in priv argument so they cast it
>>>>> > appropriately to access their expected data.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As such, the 'const' qualifier of the structures are thus discarded but
>>>>> > subsequently cast back when the respective registered callback functions
>>>>> > are called. Since this is the intended use case of the priv member -- to
>>>>> > generically pass driver data for later recast -- I don't believe this
>>>>> > warning needs to be rectified.
>>>>>
>>>>> All warnings need to be rectified.  Sorry but this noise will do two things:
>>>>> 1) Get you a patch every few weeks from someone fixing it.
>>>>> 2) Potentially make real warnings harder to see.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sometimes we have to play games to work around them, but such is life.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >         * generic-counter: warning: passing argument 5 of
>>>>> >                 ‘counter_attribute_create’ discards ‘const’ qualifier
>>>>> >                 from pointer target type
>>>>> >         * generic-counter: warning: passing argument 6 of
>>>>> >                 ‘counter_attribute_create’ discards ‘const’ qualifier
>>>>> >                 from pointer target type
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The third warnings comes from a similar situation to the second warning:
>>>>> > a 'const' argument is passed generically via 'void *' for later recast.
>>>>> > In this cast, I decided to create a generic function called
>>>>> > counter_attribute_create in order to simplify the sysfs attribute
>>>>> > registration code in the generic-counter.c file.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > The counter_attribute_create function takes in read and write callbacks,
>>>>> > as well as two optional generic data arguments to be stored as 'void *'
>>>>> > (the component and component_data parameters). Using this setup allows
>>>>> > the counter_attribute_create function to be the sole function necessary
>>>>> > to create a desired Generic Counter sysfs attribute: read and write
>>>>> > callbacks are passed along with relevant Counter component and data
>>>>> > generically, which can be cast back later inside those read and write
>>>>> > functions to match the expected datatype.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Using a generic counter_attribute_create function reduces duplicate
>>>>> > code, but it does result in many superfluous compilation warnings. I can
>>>>> > define new attribute_create functions specific to each type of sysfs
>>>>> > attribute in order to pacify the warnings, but that seems to be such a
>>>>> > waste to increase the amount of code with duplications that are
>>>>> > unnecessary. What would you recommend; should I attempt to pacify these
>>>>> > warnings or leave them be?
>>>>>
>>>>> You must fix them I'm afraid.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Known TODO items
>>>>> > ================
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Although I've added the interface documentation files with rst file
>>>>> > extensions, I still need to familiarize myself with Sphinx markup
>>>>> > constructs to take advantage of the language. For example, I've copied
>>>>> > verbatim several structure definitions into the documentation directly,
>>>>> > but I believe this would be better left dynamically generated by using
>>>>> > the relevant markup syntax. I'll try to clean up the documentation then
>>>>> > once I've brushed up on Sphinx.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > As noted in a previous patchset version, the signal_write callback
>>>>> > should be removed from the interface; there are few if any cases where
>>>>> > it makese sense to have a signal_write callback since Signals are
>>>>> > always considered inputs in the context of the Counter paradigm.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I've retained the signal_write callback in this version since I'm unsure
>>>>> > how to implement the dummy-counter Signal source. Benjamin Gaignard
>>>>> > suggested implementing dummy-counter as a gpio-counter which could use
>>>>> > gpio to provide a software quadratic counter. Is this the path I should
>>>>> > take?
>>>>>
>>>>> It would certainly work well and be simple enough for easy understanding.
>>>>> Also, it might be a useful driver in it's own right.
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Furthermore, the dummy-counter driver defines its own single
>>>>> > platform_device which restricts it to loading only a single instance.
>>>>> > I can fix this to allow multiple instances in the next patchset version
>>>>> > -- as suggested, I'll check out industrialio-sw-device.c for reference.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Right now the dummy-counter driver only has example code for the Simple
>>>>> > Counter interface. It may be prudent to add example code for the Generic
>>>>> > Counter and Quadrature Counter interfaces too. I think dummy-counter
>>>>> > should serve as the reference driver implementation for all the Counter
>>>>> > interfaces, so that driver authors have an example of how to integrate
>>>>> > the particular interface they desire.
>>>>>
>>>>> Such a driver is useful, but it doesn't add much if you have another,
>>>>> only slightly more complex real driver that also does the job.
>>>>> Perhaps do them all as gpio based drivers for example?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Finally, I only added very basic support for the Quadrature Counter
>>>>> > interface in the 104-QUAD-8 driver. It's possible to support all
>>>>> > existing IIO Counter sysfs attributes in the 104-QUAD-8 driver via
>>>>> > corresponding quad_counter_device_ext, quad_counter_count_ext, and
>>>>> > quad_counter_signal_ext structures, such that only the
>>>>> > /sys/bus/counter/devices/counterX/ directory needs to be accessed to
>>>>> > interact with the 104-QUAD-8 device. I'll try to add support for those
>>>>> > remaining sysfs attributes in the next patchset version.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > If I missed anything from the last patchset version review just remind
>>>>> > me again and I'll add it to my TODO list. ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> You are seriously optimistic if you think we can remember!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jonathan
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > William Breathitt Gray (11):
>>>>> >   iio: Introduce the Generic Counter interface
>>>>> >   counter: Documentation: Add Generic Counter sysfs documentation
>>>>> >   docs: Add Generic Counter interface documentation
>>>>> >   counter: Introduce the Simple Counter interface
>>>>> >   counter: Documentation: Add Simple Counter sysfs documentation
>>>>> >   docs: Add Simple Counter interface documentation
>>>>> >   counter: Add dummy counter driver
>>>>> >   counter: Introduce the Quadrature Counter interface
>>>>> >   counter: Documentation: Add Quadrature Counter sysfs documentation
>>>>> >   docs: Add Quadrature Counter interface documentation
>>>>> >   counter: 104-quad-8: Add Quadrature Counter interface support
>>>>> >
>>>>> >  .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-generic-sysfs    |  73 ++
>>>>> >  .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-quadrature-sysfs |  76 ++
>>>>> >  .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-simple-sysfs     |  61 ++
>>>>> >  Documentation/driver-api/iio/generic-counter.rst   | 434 +++++++++
>>>>> >  Documentation/driver-api/iio/index.rst             |   3 +
>>>>> >  Documentation/driver-api/iio/quad-counter.rst      | 444 +++++++++
>>>>> >  Documentation/driver-api/iio/simple-counter.rst    | 393 ++++++++
>>>>> >  MAINTAINERS                                        |   9 +
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/Kconfig                                |   3 +-
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/104-quad-8.c                   | 257 +++++-
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/Kconfig                        |  35 +-
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/Makefile                       |   6 +
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/dummy-counter.c                | 308 +++++++
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/generic-counter.c              | 992 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/quad-counter.c                 | 774 ++++++++++++++++
>>>>> >  drivers/iio/counter/simple-counter.c               | 734 +++++++++++++++
>>>>> >  include/linux/iio/counter.h                        | 629 +++++++++++++
>>>>> >  17 files changed, 5216 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-generic-sysfs
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-quadrature-sysfs
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-simple-sysfs
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/iio/generic-counter.rst
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/iio/quad-counter.rst
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/iio/simple-counter.rst
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/dummy-counter.c
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/generic-counter.c
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/quad-counter.c
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/simple-counter.c
>>>>> >  create mode 100644 include/linux/iio/counter.h
>>>>> >
>>>>>
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