linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] iio: light: Add support for APDS9306 Light Sensor

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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 00:43:13 +1030
From: Subhajit Ghosh <subhajit.ghosh@...aklogic.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
 Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com>,
 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
 Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>, Anshul Dalal <anshulusr@...il.com>,
 Javier Carrasco <javier.carrasco.cruz@...il.com>,
 Matt Ranostay <matt@...ostay.sg>,
 Stefan Windfeldt-Prytz <stefan.windfeldt-prytz@...s.com>,
 linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] iio: light: Add support for APDS9306 Light Sensor

On 5/2/24 00:10, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Feb 2024 21:53:55 +1030
> Subhajit Ghosh <subhajit.ghosh@...aklogic.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>>>   
>>>>> +
>>>>> +static struct iio_event_spec apds9306_event_spec_als[] = {
>>>>> +    {
>>>>> +        .type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
>>>>> +        .dir = IIO_EV_DIR_RISING,
>>>>> +        .mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
>>>>> +    }, {
>>>>> +        .type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
>>>>> +        .dir = IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING,
>>>>> +        .mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE),
>>>>> +    }, {
>>>>> +        .type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
>>>>> +        .mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD),
>>>>> +    }, {
>>>>> +        .type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH_ADAPTIVE,
>>>>> +        .mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_VALUE) |
>>>>> +            BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
>>>>> +    }, {
>>>>> +        .mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
>>>>
>>>> What's the intent of this final entry?
>>>> The type will default to IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH anyway but if that
>>>> the intent you should specify it.   There isn't an 'obvious'
>>>> default for type in the same way there sort of is for dir
>>>> (as it's either direction).
>>> Understood, let me experiment and see the ABI difference, if any and get back to you.
>>>    
>> This device has two channels - ALS and CLEAR. One interrupt enable option and
>> one Channel selection option (Clear or ALS). According to our previous discussions:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230415183543.6d5e3392@jic23-huawei/
>> the event_spec was updated to have two interrupt enable attributes - one for CLEAR and
>> one for ALS. (Intensity channel and Illuminance channel)
>>
..
>>
>> Please let me know if this sounds ok to you.
> Looks like coincidence of enum values being 0.
> It's really
> {
> 	.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH, /* Value 0 */
> 	.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER, /* value 0 */
> 	.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
> 
> Dropping 'defaults' for these things is fine if they are the obvious default
> or other parameters mean they aren't used, but that isn't the case here so
> please be explicit for all the values that are used.
> 
> You can put this final mask a few lines earlier as the other fields match
> anyway.
> 	{
>          	.type = IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH,
> 		.dir = IIO_EV_DIR_EITHER,
>          	.mask_shared_by_all = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_PERIOD),
> 		.mask_separate = BIT(IIO_EV_INFO_ENABLE),
> 	},..
>
Thank you Jonathan. The above works as intended.

Regards,
Subhajit Ghosh