linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] units: add PERCENT and BASIS

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VfA3Ww2N9CA-gUpko7=s===s6DDM2ik=w2NJ=mUQqo4XQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:53:33 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
Cc: Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@...log.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, 
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lars@...afoo.de, 
	Michael.Hennerich@...log.com, dlechner@...libre.com, nuno.sa@...log.com, 
	andy@...nel.org, robh@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, 
	jonath4nns@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] units: add PERCENT and BASIS_POINTS macros

On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andy.shevchenko@...il.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 02:52:45 -0300
> > Jonathan Santos <Jonathan.Santos@...log.com> wrote:

...

> Also there are pp (percentage points) and others like per mille
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percentage_point (see "Related units" section).

And given most of them are in the PER* namespace I would use those
names instead of variants.


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko