linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] iio: adc: ad7173: Add support for AD411x devices

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Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 10:28:21 +0300
From: "Ceclan, Dumitru" <mitrutzceclan@...il.com>
To: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>, dumitru.ceclan@...log.com
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
 Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
 Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
 Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
 Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
 devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] iio: adc: ad7173: Add support for AD411x devices

On 01/04/2024 22:45, David Lechner wrote:
>>         unsigned int clock;
>>         unsigned int id;
>>         char *name;
>> +       bool has_current_inputs;
> Maybe more future-proof to have num_current_inputs instead of bool?

 At first I agreed with this, but the way that the current inputs are
mapped to reg values does not really offer a way to extend them
without changing completely the numbering scheme. If that happens,
changing this field will be the least bit to need changing.