linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: Add new sensor unit types

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Message-ID: <20251022-rugged-archetypal-wallaby-ecbecf@sudeepholla>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 09:26:53 +0100
From: Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>
To: Artem Shimko <a.shimko.dev@...il.com>
Cc: Cristian Marussi <cristian.marussi@....com>, arm-scmi@...r.kernel.org,
	Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: arm_scmi: Add new sensor unit types

On Tue, Oct 21, 2025 at 07:52:11PM +0300, Artem Shimko wrote:
> Add support for two new sensor unit types introduced in Arm SCMI
> - STATE_BINARY (0x5E): Binary state (1: enabled/on, 0: disabled/off)
> - BYTES_SEC (0x5F): Bytes per second
> 
> These unit types are used for sensors that report binary state information
> and data transfer rate measurements respectively.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Artem Shimko <a.shimko.dev@...il.com>
> ---
> Hello,
> 
> This patch adds definitions for two new sensor unit types that were
> introduced in the Arm System Control and Management Interface (SCMI)
> Specification version 4.0:
>

It is still alpha, we don't add anything into the kernel unless it is
of beta quality. Do you have a use or you are just adding to match the
spec ?

-- 
Regards,
Sudeep