[Patch 0/4] IndustrialIO subsystem (ADCs, accelerometers etc)

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On Wed, 23 Jul 2008, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> The subsystem is now in a functional state with a small set of drivers:
> 
> Max1363 (supports numerous Maxim i2c ADC's) (tested with max1363 and max1238 chips)
>    - Uses a periodic timer to provide ring buffer mode.
>    - All reads form these devices are scan modes so direct single element access
>      is not provided.
>    - Monitor mode on max1363 is not yet supported (need to do a bit debugging of
>      the board I have so as to be able to test this).
> 
> ST LIS3L02DQ - SPI accelerometer.
>    - Uses a datardy interrupt to driver a software ring buffer.
>    - Most functionality of this device is supported.
> 
> VTI SCA3000 (tested with an e05)
>    - Hardware ring buffer.

I'd like to see something done to have the common parts of interfaces of the
same class (e.g. accelerometers) be standard.  Like hwmon does with
temp#_input, etc.

Otherwise you made it easier to write drivers, but did nothing to help
userspace to USE the drivers :-)

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