This revision is primarily a code refactor and formatting cleanup -- the interface has remained essentially the same as revision 5, with some minor additions. Here's a brief summary of the Generic Counter interface and related code changes in this revision: * checkpatch.pl formatting suggestions implemented (parameters line up with opening round bracket, etc.) * Implement struct counter_ops to enable const structure for driver callbacks * Provide const string array for count_direction and count_mode options to help maintain a consistent interface * Reduce local variables by inlining where appropriate * Bring memory cleanup code closer to respective allocations for clarity and easier debugging * Implement counter_name_attribute_create function to reduce repeated code for various "name" attributes * Implement counter_global_attr_register function to organize global counter attribute registration together * Implement prepare_counter_device_groups_list and prepare_counter_device_groups functions to organize sysfs attribute configuration into logical groups (this makes the counter_register function logic much easier to follow) Furthermore, the following additions have been made: * The "ceiling" and "floor" attributes are defined to represent the upper limit and lower limit respectively for a Count * The following attributes are now part of the main Generic Counter interface: count_mode, direction, enable, preset, preset_enable, and error_noise * The "Quadrature x1" and "Quadrature x2" function modes are now known as "Quadrature x1 A" and "Quadrature x2 A" respectively * The following new function modes are defined in order to support the STM32 LP Timer quadrature modes: Quadrature x1 B, Quadrature x2 B, Quadrature x2 Rising, and Quadrature x2 Falling * The "num_counts" and "num_signals" attributes are defined to represent the total number of Counts and total number of Signals respectively The 104-QUAD-8 counter driver has been updated to make use of the Generic Counter API changes ("ceiling" and "floor" attributes, constant counter_ops structure, count_mode and direction string arrays, etc.). The STM32 Timer counter driver has been updated to make use of the Generic Counter API changes ("ceiling" attribute, constant counter_ops structure, etc.). In addition, Fabrice Gasnier added support for a missing encoder mode (see STM32_COUNT_ENCODER_MODE_2). Proper Generic Counter interface support for the STM32 LP Timer has been added to its respective counter driver. This is the last in-tree Linux kernel driver using the deprecated IIO Counter interface, so we can safely remove that interface in the future now. I've added deprecation notices to the IIO Counter attributes to encourage the switch to the Generic Counter interface. I didn't mention a removal date for the relevant code, but perhaps before the next longterm kernel release would be a good idea -- this should prevent the IIO Counter API from persisting longer than necessary. William Breathitt Gray Benjamin Gaignard (2): dt-bindings: counter: Document stm32 quadrature encoder counter: Add STM32 Timer quadrature encoder Fabrice Gasnier (1): counter: stm32-lptimer: add counter device William Breathitt Gray (6): counter: Introduce the Generic Counter interface counter: Documentation: Add Generic Counter sysfs documentation docs: Add Generic Counter interface documentation counter: 104-quad-8: Add Generic Counter interface support counter: 104-quad-8: Documentation: Add Generic Counter sysfs documentation iio: counter: Remove IIO counter subdirectory Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter | 241 +++ .../ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-104-quad-8 | 36 + Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio | 8 + .../testing/sysfs-bus-iio-counter-104-quad-8 | 16 + .../{iio => }/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.txt | 0 .../bindings/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.txt | 26 + .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-lptimer.txt | 2 +- .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/stm32-timers.txt | 7 + Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst | 336 ++++ Documentation/driver-api/index.rst | 1 + MAINTAINERS | 14 +- drivers/Kconfig | 2 + drivers/Makefile | 1 + drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c | 1335 ++++++++++++++ drivers/counter/Kconfig | 59 + drivers/{iio => }/counter/Makefile | 6 +- drivers/counter/generic-counter.c | 1541 +++++++++++++++++ drivers/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.c | 722 ++++++++ drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c | 390 +++++ drivers/iio/Kconfig | 1 - drivers/iio/Makefile | 1 - drivers/iio/counter/104-quad-8.c | 596 ------- drivers/iio/counter/Kconfig | 34 - drivers/iio/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.c | 382 ---- include/linux/counter.h | 554 ++++++ 25 files changed, 5293 insertions(+), 1018 deletions(-) create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-counter-104-quad-8 rename Documentation/devicetree/bindings/{iio => }/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.txt (100%) create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.txt create mode 100644 Documentation/driver-api/generic-counter.rst create mode 100644 drivers/counter/104-quad-8.c create mode 100644 drivers/counter/Kconfig rename drivers/{iio => }/counter/Makefile (52%) create mode 100644 drivers/counter/generic-counter.c create mode 100644 drivers/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.c create mode 100644 drivers/counter/stm32-timer-cnt.c delete mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/104-quad-8.c delete mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/Kconfig delete mode 100644 drivers/iio/counter/stm32-lptimer-cnt.c create mode 100644 include/linux/counter.h -- 2.17.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html