linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: frequency: add admfm2000

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Message-ID: <20240122-postbox-slimy-248a2e521896@spud>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 17:35:24 +0000
From: Conor Dooley <conor@...nel.org>
To: "Paller, Kim Seer" <KimSeer.Paller@...log.com>
Cc: "linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	"Hennerich, Michael" <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Crt Mori <cmo@...exis.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
	Nuno Sá <noname.nuno@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 1/2] dt-bindings: iio: frequency: add admfm2000

On Mon, Jan 22, 2024 at 11:06:08AM +0000, Paller, Kim Seer wrote:
> > > +      adi,mixer-mode:
> > > +        description:
> > > +          Enable mixer mode.
> > > +        type: boolean
> > > +
> > > +      switch-gpios:
> > > +        description: |
> > > +          GPIOs to select the RF path for the channel.
> > > +          SW-CH1   CTRL-A   CTRL-B
> > > +          SW-CH2   CTRL-A   CTRL-B    CH1 Status        CH2 Status
> > > +                   1        0         Direct IF mode    Mixer mode
> > > +                   0        1         Mixer mode        Direct IF mode
> > 
> > I cannot make sense of this table you have here, the double header row you
> > have going on is hard to follow. There's also no mention here of what happens
> > when both GPIOs are 0 or both GPIO are 1. Are these configurations permitted?
> 
> I also feel that it's quite hard to understand without the gridlines. In the preliminary
> datasheet, it's a switch control table, and I'm trying to replicate the way it is presented.
> 
> On the table, each channel has control pins (CTRL-A and CTRL-B). For a mixer mode
> configuration on channel 1, CTRL-A GPIO should be 0, and CTRL-B GPIO should be 1.
> It's not permitted when both GPIOs are 0 or both GPIOs are 1. The state for the GPIO
> should strictly follow the truth table.
> 
> I'm considering making it much easier to understand by creating two separate tables for
> each channel, just like the example below. Or is it preferred if it could be discussed in 
> a sort of paragraph form?
> 
> SW-CH1   CTRL-A   CTRL-B    CH1 Status            CH2 Status
> 	   1              0              Direct IF mode     Mixer
> 
> SW-CH2   CTRL-A   CTRL-B    CH1 Status            CH2 Status
>           	    0            1               Direct IF mode     Mixer

I think it would be sufficient to cut down the original table to
something like:
 CTRL-A   CTRL-B    CH1 Status        CH2 Status
 1        0         Direct IF mode    Mixer mode
 0        1         Mixer mode        Direct IF mode

And state that the configurations where A == B are not permitted.

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