linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 8/9] dt-bindings: iio: afe: add binding for temperature-sense-current

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Date:   Mon, 31 May 2021 09:41:24 -0400
From:   "Liam Beguin" <liambeguin@...il.com>
To:     "Peter Rosin" <peda@...ntia.se>, <jic23@...nel.org>,
        <lars@...afoo.de>, <pmeerw@...erw.net>
Cc:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 8/9] dt-bindings: iio: afe: add binding for
 temperature-sense-current

Hi Peter,

On Mon May 31, 2021 at 4:58 AM EDT, Peter Rosin wrote:
>
>
> On 2021-05-31 09:28, Peter Rosin wrote:
> >> +  use-kelvin-scale:
> >> +    type: boolean
> >> +    description: |
> >> +      Boolean indicating if alpha uses Kelvin degrees instead of Celsius.
> > 
> > It's "kelvin", not "Kelvin degrees", and it's "degrees Celsius".

I'll rephrase the description base on your comment.

I also thought of using alpha-micro-amps-per-degree-celsius and
alpha-micro-amps-kelvin instead. I don't know if that would be better.

Thanks,
Liam

> > 
> > But what exactly is this property for? We always want degrees Celsius, don't we,
> > and any offset can be handled...with an offset. No?
>
> Ahh, I hit send too soon. I now see that you calculate the offset in the
> driver
> instead of requiring the devicetree author to do it "by hand".
>
> Cheers,
> Peter