Re: [RFC v1 0/4] iio: new chemical sensor framework and channel types

[Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>]

On 05/09/15 09:20, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2015 at 8:53 AM, Matt Ranostay <mranostay@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Initial RFC for new chemical sensor framework, IIO_CONCENTRATION,
>> and IIO_RESISTANCE channel types.
>>
>> Important notes:
>> * Not been tested on real hardware yet but that isn't the main RFC reason and
>>   once hardware is in hand it will be verified
>> * Reason the IIO_CONCENTRATION type isn't in percent but has modifiers for ppm
>>   and ppb is the scale value for the latter would cause a integer overflow
>>   using IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL
Then add a a return type that deals with that issue.
Perhaps IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_DIVMILLION or
something like that.  Will just do the normal calculation but when outputting
append a load of leading zeros.  So val/(val2 * 1000000) = (val/val2) / 1000000
so decimal shift right 6 digits.
> 
> Please add this details also in the commit message introducing
> IIO_CONCENTRATION. Readers
> will faster find commit messages than cover letter.
Indeed, I wouldn't even have read the cover letter (tend to like jumping in the
deep end ;) except that I wondered what Daniel was commenting on!
> 
> Interesting patches Matt! :)
Indeed!
> 
> thanks,
> Daniel.
> --
> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in
> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
> More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
>