Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] rtc: max31335: add driver support

[Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com>]

On 31/10/2023 16:28:07+0000, Miclaus, Antoniu wrote:
> > According to the register map above, the chip does support
> > low and high temperature limits as well as over- and undertemperature
> > alarms and interrupts. I would suggest to add support for all of those.
> > You might also consider adding support for temperature alarm interrupts
> > and report temperature alarm events by calling hwmon_notify_event()
> > if a thermal event occurs.
> 
> I've sent in the first version of this patch series a cover letter:
> 
> "Although the datasheet is not public yet, the driver can be made public (on
> other linux custom trees it is already).
> 
> The driver was tested with actual hardware and works.
> 

Did you run rtctest? Please provide the output.

> Even though the datasheet is not available, if there are any queries about
> the functionality of the part, these can be provided/inserted as code comments
> inside the driver."
> 
> The reason why I am rushing this a bit is because the customer that uses the
> driver wants the driver released and mainline kernel compliant.
> 
> This is an initial version of the driver covering the main use cases (which were
> requested, therefore actually used).
> 
> Additional features can be added afterwards, if requested.
> 
> > 
> > > +
> > > +	hwmon = devm_hwmon_device_register_with_info(&client->dev,
> > client->name,
> > > +						     max31335,
> > > +						     &max31335_chip_info,
> > > +						     NULL);
> > 
> > There is no "depends on HWMON" in the Kconfig entry, meaning this will fail
> > to compile if HWMON=n or if HWMON=m and RTC_DRV_MAX31335=y.
> >
> 
> Will do in v4.
> 
> > Guenter

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