Re: [PATCH/RFC v2 4/4] hwmon: sysfs API updates

[Jean Delvare]

On Mon, 5 Jul 2010 14:39:53 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Hi Jean,
> 
> I noticed I did not copy the list with my reply, so here are are again,
> with a couple of additional comments.
> 
> On Mon, Jul 05, 2010 at 03:18:57AM -0400, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > On Sun, 4 Jul 2010 21:10:18 -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > @@ -482,10 +501,17 @@ OR
> > >  
> > >  in[0-*]_min_alarm
> > >  in[0-*]_max_alarm
> > > +in[0-*]_lcrit_alarm
> > > +in[0-*]_crit_alarm
> > > +curr[1-*]_lcrit_alarm
> > > +curr[1-*]_crit_alarm
> > 
> > No _min and _max alarm for curr?
> > 
> Oversight. pmbus devices don't support currX_min and currX_min_alarm, only
> currX_lcrit and currX_lcrit_alarm. The ltc4245 driver already supports
> currX_max_alarm, though, so I'll add both for consistency.
> 
> The ltc4245 driver only supports currX_max_alarm, not currX_min_alarm, though.
> Wonder if that should be changed to currX_alarm, to more closely follow the API.
> Let me know and I'll submit a patch if needed.

Both should be defined and supported, and the driver author chooses
what fits his/her chip best.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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