Re: [PATCH v3] hwmon: (ntc_thermistor): try reading processed

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On Sun, Mar 07, 2021 at 12:20:04AM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> Before trying the custom method of reading the sensor
> as raw and then converting, we want to use
> iio_read_channel_processed() which first tries to
> see if the ADC can provide a processed value directly,
> else reads raw and applies scaling inside of IIO
> using the scale attributes of the ADC. We need to
> multiply the scaled value with 1000 to get to
> microvolts from millivolts which is what processed
> IIO channels returns.
> 
> Since the old iio_read_channel_processed() would
> lose precision if we fall back to reading raw and
> scaling, we introduce a new API that will pass in
> the scale factor, iio_read_channel_processed_scale(),
> as part of this patch.
> 
> Keep the code that assumes 12bit ADC around as a
> fallback.
> 
> This gives correct readings on the AB8500 thermistor
> inputs used in the Ux500 HREFP520 platform for reading
> battery and board temperature.
> 
> Cc: Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Chris Lesiak <chris.lesiak@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-iio/20201224011607.1059534-1-linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx/
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> ChangeLog v2->v3:
> - After discussion about v2 we concludes that
>   iio_read_channel_processed() could loose precision
>   so we introduce a new API to read processed and
>   scale.
> - Include a link to the v2 discussion for reference.
> - For ease of applying to the hwmon tree, keep it all
>   in one patch.
> - This needs Jonathans ACK to be merged through hwmon.
> ChangeLog v1->v2:
> - Fix the patch to multiply the processed value by
>   1000 to get to microvolts from millivolts.
> - Fix up the confusion in the commit message.
> - Drop pointless comments about the code, we keep the
>   original code path around if processed reads don't
>   work, nothing bad with that.
> ---
>  drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++---------
>  drivers/iio/inkern.c           | 15 +++++++++++++--
>  include/linux/iio/consumer.h   | 15 +++++++++++++++

No matter which branch this is merged through, it should be several
patches, one to introduce the API and one to start using it.

Guenter

>  3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c b/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
> index 3aad62a0e661..8587189c7f15 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/ntc_thermistor.c
> @@ -326,18 +326,27 @@ struct ntc_data {
>  static int ntc_adc_iio_read(struct ntc_thermistor_platform_data *pdata)
>  {
>  	struct iio_channel *channel = pdata->chan;
> -	int raw, uv, ret;
> +	int uv, ret;
>  
> -	ret = iio_read_channel_raw(channel, &raw);
> +	ret = iio_read_channel_processed_scale(channel, &uv, 1000);
>  	if (ret < 0) {
> -		pr_err("read channel() error: %d\n", ret);
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> +		int raw;
>  
> -	ret = iio_convert_raw_to_processed(channel, raw, &uv, 1000);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		/* Assume 12 bit ADC with vref at pullup_uv */
> -		uv = (pdata->pullup_uv * (s64)raw) >> 12;
> +		/*
> +		 * This fallback uses a raw read and then
> +		 * assumes the ADC is 12 bits, scaling with
> +		 * a factor 1000 to get to microvolts.
> +		 */
> +		ret = iio_read_channel_raw(channel, &raw);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			pr_err("read channel() error: %d\n", ret);
> +			return ret;
> +		}
> +		ret = iio_convert_raw_to_processed(channel, raw, &uv, 1000);
> +		if (ret < 0) {
> +			/* Assume 12 bit ADC with vref at pullup_uv */
> +			uv = (pdata->pullup_uv * (s64)raw) >> 12;
> +		}
>  	}
>  
>  	return uv;
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> index db77a2d4a56b..6a842c6b6705 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> @@ -688,7 +688,8 @@ int iio_read_channel_offset(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2)
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_offset);
>  
> -int iio_read_channel_processed(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
> +int iio_read_channel_processed_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val,
> +				     unsigned int scale)
>  {
>  	int ret;
>  
> @@ -701,11 +702,14 @@ int iio_read_channel_processed(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
>  	if (iio_channel_has_info(chan->channel, IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED)) {
>  		ret = iio_channel_read(chan, val, NULL,
>  				       IIO_CHAN_INFO_PROCESSED);
> +		if (!ret)
> +			*val *= scale;
>  	} else {
>  		ret = iio_channel_read(chan, val, NULL, IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW);
>  		if (ret < 0)
>  			goto err_unlock;
> -		ret = iio_convert_raw_to_processed_unlocked(chan, *val, val, 1);
> +		ret = iio_convert_raw_to_processed_unlocked(chan, *val, val,
> +							    scale);
>  	}
>  
>  err_unlock:
> @@ -713,6 +717,13 @@ int iio_read_channel_processed(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
>  
>  	return ret;
>  }
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_processed_scale);
> +
> +int iio_read_channel_processed(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val)
> +{
> +	/* This is just a special case with scale factor 1 */
> +	return iio_read_channel_processed_scale(chan, val, 1);
> +}
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iio_read_channel_processed);
>  
>  int iio_read_channel_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val, int *val2)
> diff --git a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
> index 0a90ba8fa1bb..5fa5957586cf 100644
> --- a/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
> +++ b/include/linux/iio/consumer.h
> @@ -241,6 +241,21 @@ int iio_read_channel_average_raw(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val);
>   */
>  int iio_read_channel_processed(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val);
>  
> +/**
> + * iio_read_channel_processed_scale() - read and scale a processed value
> + * @chan:		The channel being queried.
> + * @val:		Value read back.
> + * @scale:		Scale factor to apply during the conversion
> + *
> + * Returns an error code or 0.
> + *
> + * This function will read a processed value from a channel. This will work
> + * like @iio_read_channel_processed() but also scale with an additional
> + * scale factor while attempting to minimize any precision loss.
> + */
> +int iio_read_channel_processed_scale(struct iio_channel *chan, int *val,
> +				     unsigned int scale);
> +
>  /**
>   * iio_write_channel_attribute() - Write values to the device attribute.
>   * @chan:	The channel being queried.
> -- 
> 2.29.2
> 



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