linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] iio: add IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION channel type

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Message-ID: <CAJCx=g=S1wxsYGZ-kLkS22whdxTgUf+mfFhvX4diMzE3=kze1g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sun, 2 Dec 2018 13:32:56 +0200
From:   Matt Ranostay <matt.ranostay@...sulko.com>
To:     jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk
Cc:     Tomasz Duszynski <tduszyns@...il.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] iio: add IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION channel type

On Sat, Dec 1, 2018 at 5:48 PM Jonathan Cameron
<jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 16:44:23 +0100
> Tomasz Duszynski <tduszyns@...il.com> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 06:14:44AM -0800, Matt Ranostay wrote:
> > > On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 6:03 AM Jonathan Cameron
> > > <jic23@...23.retrosnub.co.uk> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sun, 25 Nov 2018 05:51:32 -0800
> > > > Matt Ranostay <matt.ranostay@...sulko.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Sat, Nov 24, 2018 at 2:14 PM Tomasz Duszynski <tduszyns@...il.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Measuring particulate matter in ug / m3 (micro-grams per cubic meter)
> > > > > > is de facto standard. Existing air quality sensors usually follow
> > > > > > this convention and are capable of returning measurements using
> > > > > > this unit.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > IIO currently does not offer suitable channel type for this
> > > > > > type of measurements hence this patch adds this.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > In addition, two modifiers are introduced used for distinguishing
> > > > > > between coarse (PM10) and fine particles (PM2p5) measurements, i.e
> > > > > > IIO_MOD_PM10 and IIO_MOD_PM2p5.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Tomasz Duszynski <tduszyns@...il.com>
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > >  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio | 11 ++++++++++-
> > > > > >  drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c         |  3 +++
> > > > > >  include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h          |  3 +++
> > > > > >  tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c           |  6 ++++++
> > > > > >  4 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > > >
> > > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
> > > > > > index 8127a08e366d..ce0ed140660d 100644
> > > > > > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
> > > > > > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
> > > > > > @@ -1684,4 +1684,13 @@ KernelVersion:   4.18
> > > > > >  Contact:       linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
> > > > > >  Description:
> > > > > >                 Raw (unscaled) phase difference reading from channel Y
> > > > > > -               that can be processed to radians.
> > > > > > \ No newline at end of file
> > > > > > +               that can be processed to radians.
> > > > > > +
> > > > > > +What:          /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_massconcentration_pm2p5_input
> > > > > > +What:          /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_massconcentrationY_pm2p5_input
> > > > > > +What:          /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_massconcentration_pm10_input
> > > > > > +What:          /sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_massconcentrationY_pm10_input
> > > > > > +KernelVersion: 4.21
> > > > > > +Contact:       linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
> > > > > > +Description:
> > > > > > +               Mass concentration reading of particulate matter in ug / m3.
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > > > > > index a062cfddc5af..2a9ef600c1fb 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/iio/industrialio-core.c
> > > > > > @@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
> > > > > >         [IIO_GRAVITY]  = "gravity",
> > > > > >         [IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE]  = "positionrelative",
> > > > > >         [IIO_PHASE] = "phase",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION] = "massconcentration",
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
> > > > > > @@ -127,6 +128,8 @@ static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_Q] = "q",
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_CO2] = "co2",
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_VOC] = "voc",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MOD_PM2p5] = "pm2p5",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MOD_PM10] = "pm10",
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  /* relies on pairs of these shared then separate */
> > > > > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
> > > > > > index 92baabc103ac..465044b42af5 100644
> > > > > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
> > > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/iio/types.h
> > > > > > @@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum iio_chan_type {
> > > > > >         IIO_GRAVITY,
> > > > > >         IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE,
> > > > > >         IIO_PHASE,
> > > > > > +       IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION,
> > > > >
> > > > > So I'm guessing IIO_CONCENTRATION can't be scaled to the micro-grams
> > > > > per cubic meter?
> > > >
> > > > Currently concentration is defined as a percentage reading of a substance
> > > > (which does make me wonder if it is meant to be percentage of the volume or
> > > > percentage of the mass?)  Either way, if can't convert to a density measurement
> > > > as it's a unit free ratio (I think).
> > >
> > > Seems like it can be both..  guessing all the atmosphere ( CO2, VOC,
> > > etc) ones are mass/density because on how they work.
> >
> > Hmm, but still percentage was picked up for IIO_CONCENTRATION which does
> > really match PM expectations. Perhaps if units were sticked to modifiers
> > it whould be easier to reuse that.
>
> It gets very messy if we start doing that modifiers, I'd rather stick to
> different channel types.  We already do this with other channel types
> position / positionrelative for example.
>
> It isn't as though it's actually possible to convert between the two without
> knowing what the particles actually are...

Wondering if some of the current chemical sensors in the tree should
be switched to IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION, and only one I can think is
truly by volume is the electro-conductivity sensor (part of the
atlas-ph-sensor.c)

- Matt

>
> Jonathan
> >
> > > But the electro-conductivity sensor that is using IIO_CONCENTRATION
> > > channels is likely from percentage of volume.
> > >
> > > - Matt
> > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  enum iio_modifier {
> > > > > > @@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ enum iio_modifier {
> > > > > >         IIO_MOD_VOC,
> > > > > >         IIO_MOD_LIGHT_UV,
> > > > > >         IIO_MOD_LIGHT_DUV,
> > > > > > +       IIO_MOD_PM2p5,
> > > > >
> > > > > I know this is unit of measure but the lowercase p in IIO_MOD_PM2p5 is
> > > > > a bit non-standard for iio defines/enum.
> > > > It is a bit odd and will get us scripted reports so maybe best to
> > > > just go upper case and not worry about it.
> > > >
> > > > Jonathan
> > > > >
> > > > > - Matt
> > > > >
> > > > > > +       IIO_MOD_PM10,
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  enum iio_event_type {
> > > > > > diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
> > > > > > index ac2de6b7e89f..f0fcfeddba2b 100644
> > > > > > --- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
> > > > > > +++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
> > > > > > @@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ static const char * const iio_chan_type_name_spec[] = {
> > > > > >         [IIO_GRAVITY] = "gravity",
> > > > > >         [IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE] = "positionrelative",
> > > > > >         [IIO_PHASE] = "phase",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION] = "massconcentration",
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  static const char * const iio_ev_type_text[] = {
> > > > > > @@ -115,6 +116,8 @@ static const char * const iio_modifier_names[] = {
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_Q] = "q",
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_CO2] = "co2",
> > > > > >         [IIO_MOD_VOC] = "voc",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MOD_PM2p5] = "pm2p5",
> > > > > > +       [IIO_MOD_PM10] = "pm10",
> > > > > >  };
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  static bool event_is_known(struct iio_event_data *event)
> > > > > > @@ -156,6 +159,7 @@ static bool event_is_known(struct iio_event_data *event)
> > > > > >         case IIO_GRAVITY:
> > > > > >         case IIO_POSITIONRELATIVE:
> > > > > >         case IIO_PHASE:
> > > > > > +       case IIO_MASSCONCENTRATION:
> > > > > >                 break;
> > > > > >         default:
> > > > > >                 return false;
> > > > > > @@ -200,6 +204,8 @@ static bool event_is_known(struct iio_event_data *event)
> > > > > >         case IIO_MOD_Q:
> > > > > >         case IIO_MOD_CO2:
> > > > > >         case IIO_MOD_VOC:
> > > > > > +       case IIO_MOD_PM2p5:
> > > > > > +       case IIO_MOD_PM10:
> > > > > >                 break;
> > > > > >         default:
> > > > > >                 return false;
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > 2.19.2
> > > > > >
> > > >
>