Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] add support for MCP998X

From: Victor.Duicu
Date: Thu Apr 17 2025 - 03:32:12 EST


On Tue, 2025-04-15 at 18:43 +0100, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
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> <victor.duicu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > From: Victor Duicu <victor.duicu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add support for Microchip MCP998X/33 and MCP998XD/33D
> > Multichannel Automotive Temperature Monitor Family.
> >
> > The chip is capable of monitoring temperatures on four
> > external channels and one internal.
> Hi Victor,
>

Hi Jonathan,

> This gets the standard question for a temperature sensor...
> Why IIO and not hwmon?  Good to have that info in the cover letter or
> patch description.
>

This particular version of the driver is not yet feature complete.
I intend to add some functionality later, such as interrupts and data
buffering.

> I'd normally moan about the wild cards even though they are only
> in patch titles, but meh, the datasheet uses the wild card
> so we are probably safe for a while at least!
>
> Jonathan
>
>
> >
> > Victor Duicu (2):
> >   dt-bindings: iio: temperature: add support for MCP998X
> >   iio: temperature: add support for MCP998X
> >
> >  .../testing/sysfs-bus-iio-temperature-mcp9982 |  17 +
> >  .../iio/temperature/microchip,mcp9982.yaml    | 182 ++++
> >  MAINTAINERS                                   |   7 +
> >  drivers/iio/temperature/Kconfig               |  10 +
> >  drivers/iio/temperature/Makefile              |   1 +
> >  drivers/iio/temperature/mcp9982.c             | 794
> > ++++++++++++++++++
> >  6 files changed, 1011 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-iio-
> > temperature-mcp9982
> >  create mode 100644
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/temperature/microchip,mcp9982
> > .yaml
> >  create mode 100644 drivers/iio/temperature/mcp9982.c
> >
> >
> > base-commit: 31c52fe3b2efeebfc72cc5336653baaa9889b41e
>