linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] devicetree: property-units: Add kohms unit

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Date:   Tue, 17 Sep 2019 10:19:03 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Biwen Li <biwen.li@....com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
        "open list:OPEN FIRMWARE AND FLATTENED DEVICE TREE BINDINGS" 
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devicetree: property-units: Add kohms unit

Hi Biwen,

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 10:09 AM Biwen Li <biwen.li@....com> wrote:
> The patch adds kohms unit
>
> Signed-off-by: Biwen Li <biwen.li@....com>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt
> @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Electricity
>  -microamp      : microampere
>  -microamp-hours : microampere hour
>  -ohms          : ohm
> +-kohms         : kiloohm
>  -micro-ohms    : microohm
>  -microwatt-hours: microwatt hour
>  -microvolt     : microvolt

What's your rationale for adding "kohms"?
Do you need to specify resistance values that do not fit in 32-bit, and
thus cannot be specified using "ohms"?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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