On 05/27/11 15:46, Hennerich, Michael wrote: > Jonathan Cameron wrote on 2011-05-26: >> >> ... >>>> What would happen if this driver used any other trigger? Would >> everything work? >>> No. But other drivers can you the trigger. It's not really an >>> trigger >> it's a data ready. >> Most are. As you say, it is useful to trigger other reads from this, >> but not to trigger this to read from other sources... >>>> I think it would do an immediate read which is going to be a problem. >>>> Perhaps we need a way of restricting triggers. This one can be used >>>> by anyone, but the part can only use it's own trigger (I think). >>> Having the ability to reject alien triggers are nice to have. >> True enough. I guess the easiest is some sort of 'filter' callback on >> trigger connect. >> Then drivers that care, can reject devices that don't match what they >> need. Would probably want one in each direction. Trigggers can >> reject devices and devices can reject triggers. > > Are you going to put this in place? > Or do you want me to look at it? don't mind either way. Give me a yell if you start work on it and I'll do the same. Whoever gets their first can do it. > > BTW - I'm out next week... Me too (for most of it anyway!) > Greetings, > Michael > > -- > Analog Devices GmbH Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 6 80807 Muenchen > Sitz der Gesellschaft: Muenchen; Registergericht: Muenchen HRB 40368; Geschaeftsfuehrer:Dr.Carsten Suckrow, Thomas Wessel, William A. Martin, Margaret Seif > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
