linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 7/9] dt-bindings: iio: adc: mcp3911: add microchip,data-ready-hiz entry

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Message-ID: <Yvnihf6y1qGEOWq7@gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:07:01 +0200
From:   Marcus Folkesson <marcus.folkesson@...il.com>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:     Kent Gustavsson <kent@...oris.se>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        linux-iio <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 7/9] dt-bindings: iio: adc: mcp3911: add
 microchip,data-ready-hiz entry

On Tue, Aug 09, 2022 at 11:57:19AM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 9, 2022 at 9:32 AM Marcus Folkesson
> <marcus.folkesson@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Data Ready Output Pin is either hard wired to work as high
> > impedance or push-pull. Make it configurable.
> 
> ...
> 
> > +    description:
> > +      Data Ready Pin Inactive State Control
> > +      true = The DR pin state is high-impedance when data are NOT ready
> > +      false = The DR pin state is a logic high when data are NOT ready
> 
> Wouldn't be better to move " when data are NOT ready" to the main
> description text:
> 
>       Data Ready Pin Inactive State Control when data are NOT ready
> 
> In this case it unloads the list and moves focus from the part of "NOT
> ready" to the real part of what you pointed out here --
> "high-impedance" or "high".

I think I will put it as

Data Ready Pin Inactive State Control
true = The DR pin state is high-impedance
false = The DR pin state is logic high

As "NOT ready" is redundant is it is a "Inactive state control".

> 
> 
> -- 
> With Best Regards,
> Andy Shevchenko

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