Hello Guenter, hwmon, We have a dilemma as to wether this device driver belongs in IIO or hwmon: https://datasheets.maximintegrated.com/en/ds/MAX31722-MAX31723.pdf Could you please give us your opinion on this? Thanks, Tiberiu > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-iio-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-iio- > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Cameron > Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 10:32 PM > To: Breana, Tiberiu A <tiberiu.a.breana@xxxxxxxxx>; linux- > iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/2] Add support for MAX31722/MAX31723 > temperature sensors > > On 09/03/16 13:30, Tiberiu Breana wrote: > > This patch set adds support for the MAX31722/MAX31723 temperature > > sensors / thermostats. > > Patch 1 adds basic support and power management. > > Patch 2 adds threshold interrupt support. > > > > Tiberiu Breana (2): > > iio: temperature: Add support for MAX31722/MAX31723 temperature > > sensors > > iio: temperature: Add threshold interrupt support for max31722 > > > > drivers/iio/temperature/Kconfig | 12 + > > drivers/iio/temperature/Makefile | 1 + > > drivers/iio/temperature/max31722.c | 673 > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 3 files changed, 686 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 drivers/iio/temperature/max31722.c > > > Hi Tiberiu, > > When proposing a temperature sensor driver, we need some additional > justification for why it is suited for IIO rather than the more focused (and in > someways simpler) hwmon. > > So far we have had thermophiles that don't fit in as devices typically used for > hardware monitoring. Also in there are a few drivers which are for parts > where they are a cut down version of a more complex sensor (the > measurement specialties parts are either pressure sensors or humidty > sensors at least in terms of what they share interfaces with) > > Also, please cc the hwmon maintainers (and probably list) as we want their > agreement. > > Jonathan > -- > 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 -- 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
