Re: [PATCH v4 0/2] iio: adc: Add Maxim MAX11100 driver

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On 01/15/2017 03:31 PM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 15/01/17 14:13, jacopo mondi wrote:
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>    thanks for review,
>>
>> On 13/01/2017 10:50, Jacopo Mondi wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>>    sending out v4 splitting device tree bindings documentation and actual ADC
>>> driver.
>>> No changes in driver code since v3.
>>>
>>> Same question for iio maintainers here:
>>> I would like to have clarified the measure unit returned by read_raw().
>>> Currently (value_raw * value_scale) return the ADC input value in mV.
> Good.
>>> While testing the patch I've been questioned if that should not actually
>>> be in uV. This is easily achievable making _scale return a value in uV.
>>> I have found no mention of this in the ABI documentation as it speaks of
>>> generic voltage. Can we have a final word on this?
>>
>> I see you have reviewed the driver without complaining for the
>> read_raw() measure unit, so I assume this replies to the above
>> question as well...
>>
> The units are specified in Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio.
> 
>> What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_voltageY_raw
>> What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_voltageY_supply_raw
>> What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_voltageY_i_raw
>> What:		/sys/bus/iio/devices/iio:deviceX/in_voltageY_q_raw
>> KernelVersion:	2.6.35
>> Contact:	linux-iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Description:
>> 		Raw (unscaled no bias removal etc.) voltage measurement from
>> 		channel Y. In special cases where the channel does not
>> 		correspond to externally available input one of the named
>> 		versions may be used. The number must always be specified and
>> 		unique to allow association with event codes. Units after
>> 		application of scale and offset are millivolts.
> 
> So millivolts.  This comes from a, perhaps ill judged, decision to match
> hwmon units were we could.

Fun, regulator framework returns values in uV to add to the chaos :)


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Marek Vasut
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