linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] iio: resolver: add new driver for AD2S1210

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Date:   Thu, 21 Sep 2023 10:45:14 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>
Cc:     linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
        Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
        Axel Haslam <ahaslam@...libre.com>,
        Philip Molloy <pmolloy@...libre.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] iio: resolver: add new driver for AD2S1210

On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:02:53PM -0500, David Lechner wrote:
> This adds a new driver for Analog Devices, Inc. AD2S1210 resolver to
> digital converter. The driver is based on the staging driver with the
> following improvements:
> 
> Fixes:
> - Fix use before initialization bug in probe.
> - Fix not checking error returns in probe.
> - Remove spi_setup() and spi_set_drvdata() from probe.
> - Fix ordering of devm_iio_device_register()
> - Remove incorrect hysteresis logic
> 
> Changes:
> - Use BIT/GENMASK macros.
> - Use devicetree to get CLKIN frequency (was sysfs attribute).
> - No longer bit-shift the raw value for IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW.
> - Use regmap for register access.
> - Remove config sysfs attribute.
> - Use gpio array for mode and resolution gpios.
> - Invert sample gpio logic and use GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW in devicetree.
> - Change hysteresis to use IIO_CHAN_INFO_HYSTERESIS instead of custom
>   device attribute.
> - Rename fexcit attribute to excitation_frequency.
> - Use devicetree to specify resolution instead of sysfs attribute.

Why? sysfs allows a user to change at run-time. DT is a firmware 
change. What/who determines the resolution? Unless it's the hardware 
design/designer, it probably doesn't belong in DT.

Rob