Re: [PATCH] iio: light: new driver for the ROHM BH1780

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> >> >> +     case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
> >> >> +             /* Returns raw lux value */
> >> >> +             *val = 1;
> >> >
> >> > not needed to scale by 1.0
> >> >
> >> >> +             *val2 = 0;

if you return VAL_INT, no need to set *val2

> >> >> +             return IIO_VAL_INT;
> >>
> >> How do you mean?
> >> If I don't implement this (just let this function return negative)
> >> this happens:
> >>
> >> iio:device1 ls
> >> dev                              of_node
> >> in_illuminance_integration_time  power
> >> in_illuminance_raw               subsystem
> >> in_illuminance_scale             uevent
> >>
> >> iio:device1 cat in_illuminance_scale
> >> cat: read error: Invalid argument
> >>
> >> Do you mean all userspace programs should assume scale by 1x
> >> if they get an error when they try to read the scale file, or is there
> >> a bug in IIO such that this file should return "1" if the callback asking for
> >> IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE returns negative?
> >
> > IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE is optional, if it is not given 1.0 is to be assumed
> >
> > you do not give _OFFSET as well and assume that offset is 0.0 when
> > interpreting _RAW
> 
> I see what you mean, but the actual error I did was this:
> 
> > +             .info_mask_separate = BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_RAW) |
> > +                                   BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE) |
> > +                                   BIT(IIO_CHAN_INFO_INT_TIME)
> 
> If I drop IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE I don't get the file in sysfs
> even and then the userspace should assume scale by 1.
> I assume. OK changed it like so...

right


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