linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] units: add BASIS

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Message-ID: <aSd4t0kln98ptofg@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:01:27 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@...log.com>
Cc: linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Michael.Hennerich@...log.com,
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	conor+dt@...nel.org, marcelo.schmitt@...log.com,
	jonath4nns@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] units: add BASIS_POINTS macro

On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 06:56:26PM -0300, Jonathan Santos wrote:
> Add macro for basis points unit, defined as a 1/100th of a percent.

Fine, but why? Can you elaborate more on use cases?

...


Perhaps you also want to add a PERCENT to understand the relationship
between two?

> +#define BASIS_POINTS 10000UL

And this needs a comment with an example (something like I asked above
for the commit message).


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko