linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] hwmon/misc: amd-sbi: Move core sbrmi from hwmon to misc

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Message-ID: <6e8245d5-8c39-491e-9fd0-1be88be7b00a@roeck-us.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2024 09:26:31 -0700
From: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To: Akshay Gupta <akshay.gupta@....com>, linux-hwmon@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, arnd@...db.de, naveenkrishna.chatradhi@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/8] hwmon/misc: amd-sbi: Move core sbrmi from hwmon to
 misc

On 7/17/24 01:10, Akshay Gupta wrote:
> This is done to support other functionality provided by the SBRMI, which
> does not fit in the hwmon subsystem.
> 
> - Move the SBRMI core functionality and I2C device probing part to misc.
> - Move hwmon device sensor to misc as only power is reported through
>    hwmon sensor.
> 

I fail to see the logic here. Why would the supported sensor types
be a reason or an argument for moving the hwmon code out of hwmon ?

Guenter