linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: temperature: Add AMS AS6200

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Sat, 9 Dec 2023 14:28:55 -0500
From:   Abdel Alkuor <alkuor@...il.com>
To:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc:     Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>, krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, lars@...afoo.de, conor+dt@...nel.org,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: temperature: Add AMS AS6200

On Wed, Dec 06, 2023 at 05:40:50PM +0000, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Dec 2023 21:19:22 -0500
> Abdel Alkuor <alkuor@...il.com> wrote:
>
Hi Jonathan,
> I'd not noticed this.  Why is this an IIO driver rather than an hwmon one?
> 
> Mostly we do that only for very high accuracy or weird temperature sensors
> (infrared ones for example or things with complex thermocouple handling).
> Simpler devices meant for hardware monitoring type applications typically go
> in hwmon.
> 
> We have the iio to hwmon bridge driver for things that naturally have uses
> where IIO features are needed, but which get used for hwmon sometimes.
> Not sure this is enough IIO focused though, so perhaps list out why you
> think it should be in IIO?
No specific reason. I thought IIO is the de facto for such sensors. I'll
use hwmon instead.

Thanks the clarification.

Abdel