linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 0/5] iio: adc: ad9467: Support alternative backends

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Message-ID: <e55ee581-efe7-4ee6-b0ad-df0ad32626af@baylibre.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2026 12:43:57 -0600
From: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>
To: Tomas Melin <tomas.melin@...sala.com>,
 Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
 Nuno Sa <nuno.sa@...log.com>, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
 Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>, Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
 Olivier Moysan <olivier.moysan@...s.st.com>
Cc: linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 0/5] iio: adc: ad9467: Support alternative backends

On 2/5/26 6:24 AM, Tomas Melin wrote:
> To facilitate backends with different set of features, add support
> for defining capabilities provided by the backend. These capabilities
> typically extend beyond a single operation and are therefore not
> directly linked to if a single function call is implemented or not.
> Furthermore, the capabilities determine if a certain set of operations
> should be attempted, or skipped by the frontend. This way
> the frontend driver can work with a minimalistic set of features and
> still have the device in fully functional state.
> 
Looks good to me now.

Reviewed-by: David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>