Re: [PATCH v3] hwmon: (lm90) Add support for update_interval sysfs attribute

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On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 10:25:48AM -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Oct 2010 07:14:08 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > Hi Jean,
> > 
> > On Thu, Oct 07, 2010 at 05:28:03AM -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > 
> > [ ... ]
> > 
> > > This is smart :) I like it a lot. Just not sure why you limited the
> > > shift to 2 bits, shifting by say 6 bits would guarantee that future
> > > devices supporting greater values for the conversion rate register
> > > (up tp 13) would be supported out of the box.
> > > 
> > I ran test code for all supported values, and found that shift by 2 
> > was sufficient. It can always be changed if someone ever comes up with
> > a sensor supporting even higher resolution. Call me minimalist ...
> 
> My point was that shifting by 6 doesn't cost more than shifting by 2.
> 
You are right. Sometimes I am too much of a minimalist.

> > > Also note that you may want to use DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST() to make the code
> > > slightly easier to read.
> > > 
> > Yes, that would be cleaner for the final interval calculation.
> > Want me to change it and send out another revision ?
> 
> As you wish, I am fine either way.
> 
Let me send you another rev, with shifting by 6 and using DIV_ROUND_CLOSEST.

Guenter

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