Re: I2C filtering (was Re: [PATCH v2 6/9] dt-bindings: i2c: at91: add binding for enable-ana-filt)

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

On 25/06/2019 11:55:33+0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2019 at 11:31:56AM +0200, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > On 25/06/2019 09:14:13+0000, Eugen.Hristev@microchip.com wrote:
> > > > Perhaps
> > > > 
> > > > 	microchip,digital-filter;
> > > > 	microchip,analog-filter;
> > > > 
> > > > ?
> > > 
> > > Hi Peter,
> > > 
> > > Thanks for reviewing. The name of the property does not matter much to 
> > > me, and we have properties prefixed with vendor, and some are not.
> > > 
> > > @Alexandre Belloni: which name you think it's best ?
> > > 
> > 
> > I'm not sure, it depends on whether Wolfram thinks it is generic enough
> > to be used without a vendor prefix.
> 
> I could imagine that we design a generic property for filters. The ones
> above make me wonder, though, because they are bool. I'd think you can
> configure the filters in some way, too?
> 

Apart from enabling the filter there is indeed one configuration
setting, the maximum pulse width of spikes to be suppressed by the input
filter.

> I never used such filtering, so I am unaware of the parameters needed /
> suitable. Quick grepping through I2C master drivers reveals that
> i2c-stm32f7.c also handles filters, but only with default values. Maybe
> DT configuration would be benefitial to that driver, too?
> 
> Adding some people to CC.
> 



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