On 02/08/2018 11:18 AM, Jonathan Cameron wrote: > On Wed, 7 Feb 2018 14:15:30 -0800 > Pavel Roskin <plroskin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:>> >> I understand that the IIO layer tries to be helpful with >> standardization, but I believe it's too restrictive. >> > So the question is what is the alternative to adding new channel types > when they are needed? > [...] > 2) We add magic 'user defined types'. The problem then is that > the primary purpose of not just throwing all the drivers in with > their own interfaces is gone. There is no standardization at all and > every device needs it's own userspace code. Just want to add that this is a 'misc' device and this option is still on the table. If you think the standard IIO ABI is too restrictive and you'd rather have a device specific ABI you can write a misc driver for your device. Or directly write a userspace driver. The preferred solution of course is to work with the IIO framework and come up with solutions for the shortcomings. -- 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
