Re: [PATCH 2/2] hwmon: adc128d818: Implement operation mode 1

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Tue Mar 29 2016 - 16:01:32 EST


On Tue, Mar 29, 2016 at 09:03:39PM +0200, Alexander Koch wrote:
> Implement chip operation mode 1 (see datasheet sec. 8.4.1) which offers an
> additional analog input signal on channel 7 but no temperature reading.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Koch <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Michael Hornung <mhornung.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/hwmon/adc128d818.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 47 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/hwmon/adc128d818.c b/drivers/hwmon/adc128d818.c
> index 7505d4e..d29ba36 100644
> --- a/drivers/hwmon/adc128d818.c
> +++ b/drivers/hwmon/adc128d818.c
> @@ -298,6 +298,13 @@ static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_2(in6_min, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_2(in6_max, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> adc128_show_in, adc128_set_in, 6, 2);
>
> +static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_2(in7_input, S_IRUGO,
> + adc128_show_in, NULL, 7, 0);
> +static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_2(in7_min, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> + adc128_show_in, adc128_set_in, 7, 1);
> +static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR_2(in7_max, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> + adc128_show_in, adc128_set_in, 7, 2);
> +
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_input, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_temp, NULL, 0);
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_max, S_IWUSR | S_IRUGO,
> adc128_show_temp, adc128_set_temp, 1);
> @@ -311,6 +318,7 @@ static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(in3_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 3);
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(in4_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 4);
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(in5_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 5);
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(in6_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 6);
> +static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(in7_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 7);
> static SENSOR_DEVICE_ATTR(temp1_max_alarm, S_IRUGO, adc128_show_alarm, NULL, 7);
>
> static struct attribute *adc128m0_attrs[] = {
> @@ -349,6 +357,42 @@ static struct attribute *adc128m0_attrs[] = {
> NULL
> };
> ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(adc128m0);
> +static struct attribute *adc128m1_attrs[] = {
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in0_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in1_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in2_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in3_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in4_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in5_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in6_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in7_min.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in0_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in1_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in2_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in3_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in4_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in5_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in6_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in7_max.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in0_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in1_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in2_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in3_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in4_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in5_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in6_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in7_input.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in0_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in1_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in2_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in3_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in4_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in5_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in6_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + &sensor_dev_attr_in7_alarm.dev_attr.attr,
> + NULL
> +};
> +ATTRIBUTE_GROUPS(adc128m1);
>
No, this is not how to do it. You have two options:

- define multiple groups, and add groups as needed.
For example, you would have one group for in0..in3, one for in4..in5, one
for in6, and one for in7, plus one for temp1. This would cover all
operational modes.

Then use a bitmap for supported voltages in a given mode, and use that bit map
to determine if a voltage sensor is supported or not. For temperature you can
use a boolean, or declare that the temperature sensor is available if in7
is not available. This way you don't always have to check the operational mode
when updating sensor values.

- Use a single group and is_visible() to determine is a sensor is visible or
not (in combination with the bit map suggested above). This would probably
be the simpler solution.

Guenter

> static int adc128_detect(struct i2c_client *client, struct i2c_board_info *info)
> {
> @@ -456,7 +500,9 @@ static int adc128_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
> data->mode = 0;
> groups = adc128m0_groups;
> if (of_property_read_u8(dev->of_node, "mode", &data->mode) == 0) {
> - if (data->mode != 0) {
> + if (data->mode == 1) {
> + groups = adc128m1_groups;
> + } else if (data->mode != 0) {
> dev_err(dev, "unsupported operation mode %d",
> data->mode);
> err = -EINVAL;
> --
> 2.7.4
>