linux-kernel - [PATCH v5 3/5] iio: ABI: add note about configuring other attributes during buffer capture

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Date:   Mon, 14 Feb 2022 09:38:08 +0200
From:   Cosmin Tanislav <demonsingur@...il.com>
To:     unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input)
Cc:     cosmin.tanislav@...log.com, demonsingur@...il.com,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 3/5] iio: ABI: add note about configuring other attributes during buffer capture

It might be impossible to configure other attributes (e.g.: events, scale,
sampling rate) if they impact the currently active buffer capture session.

On ADXL367, writing to register before 0x2E requires the device to be
placed in standby mode, otherwise the changes might be effective for
only part of a measurement.

To ensure this requirement, the configuration attributes of the IIO
device try to claim direct mode before switching to standby mode.
During a buffer capture, direct mode cannot be claimed, and the
attribute write callback returns -EBUSY.

Describe this behavior in the buffer/enable attribute description.

Signed-off-by: Cosmin Tanislav <cosmin.tanislav@...log.com>
---
 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
index 41c1e3e1bf30..bc98453bdade 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio
@@ -1278,6 +1278,10 @@ Description:
 		Actually start the buffer capture up.  Will start trigger
 		if first device and appropriate.

+		Note that it might be impossible to configure other attributes,
+		(e.g.: events, scale, sampling rate) if they impact the currently
+		active buffer capture session.
+
 What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/bufferY
 KernelVersion:	5.11
 Contact:	linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
-- 
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