Re: [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: iio: Add everlight pm16d17 binding

[Conor Dooley <conor@kernel.org>]

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On Tue, Aug 13, 2024 at 07:40:41AM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> From: Chao Zeng <chao.zeng@siemens.com>
> 
> Add the binding document for the everlight pm16d17 sensor.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chao Zeng <chao.zeng@siemens.com>
> Co-developed-by: Baocheng Su <baocheng.su@siemens.com>
> Signed-off-by: Baocheng Su <baocheng.su@siemens.com>

Ditto here Jan.

> ---
>  .../iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml      | 95 +++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 95 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..fadc3075181a
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml
> @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0 OR BSD-2-Clause)
> +%YAML 1.2
> +---
> +$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/iio/proximity/everlight,pm16d17.yaml#
> +$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
> +
> +title: Everlight PM-16D17 Ambient Light & Proximity Sensor
> +
> +maintainers:
> +  - Chao Zeng <chao.zeng@siemens.com>
> +
> +description: |
> +  This sensor uses standard I2C interface. Interrupt function is not covered.

Bindings should be complete, even if software doesn't use the
interrupts. Can you document them please.

> +  Datasheet: https://en.everlight.com/sensor/category-proximity_sensor/digital_proximity_sensor/

Do you have a link to a datasheet? The link to the pm16d17 here 404s for
me.

> +
> +properties:
> +  compatible:
> +    enum:
> +      - everlight,pm16d17
> +
> +  reg:
> +    maxItems: 1
> +
> +  ps-gain:
> +    description: Receiver gain of proximity sensor
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +    enum: [1, 2, 4, 8]
> +    default: 1
> +
> +  ps-itime:

How did you get itime from conversion time? To the layman (like me!)
conversion-time would make more sense...

Also, "ps"? The whole thing is a proxy sensor, so why have that prefix
on properties. What is missing however is a vendor prefix.

> +    description: Conversion time for proximity sensor [ms]
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string

Instead of a string, please use the -us suffix, and put this in
microseconds instead.

In total, that would be s/ps-itime/everlight,conversion-time-us/.

I would, however, like to know why this is a property of the hardware.
What factors do you have to consider when determining what value to put
in here?

> +    enum:
> +      - "0.4"
> +      - "0.8"
> +      - "1.6"
> +      - "3.2"
> +      - "6.3"
> +      - "12.6"
> +      - "25.2"
> +    default: "0.4"
> +
> +  ps-wtime:
> +    description: Waiting time for proximity sensor [ms]
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string

All of the same comments apply here. E.g. why "wtime" isntead of
"waiting-time" and so on.
I would really like to know why these things are properties of the
hardware, rather than something that software should control.

> +    enum:
> +      - "12.5"
> +      - "25"
> +      - "50"
> +      - "100"
> +      - "200"
> +      - "400"
> +      - "800"
> +      - "1600"
> +    default: "12.5"
> +
> +  ps-ir-led-pulse-count:
> +    description: IR LED drive pulse count
> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32

All custom properties require a vendor prefix, not "ps". Again, what
makes this a property of the hardware, rather than something that
software should control?

> +    minimum: 1
> +    maximum: 256
> +    default: 1
> +
> +  ps-offset-cancel:
> +    description: |
> +      When PS offset cancel function is enabled, the result of subtracting any
> +      value specified by the PS offset cancel register from the internal PS
> +      output data is written to the PS output data register.

Again, what makes this a property of the hardware? What hardware related
factors determine that value that you put in here?

Thanks,
Conor.

> +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/uint32
> +    default: 0
> +    maximum: 65535
> +
> +required:
> +  - compatible
> +  - reg
> +
> +unevaluatedProperties: false
> +
> +examples:
> +  - |
> +    i2c {
> +        #address-cells = <1>;
> +        #size-cells = <0>;
> +
> +        lightsensor: pm16d17@44 {
> +            compatible = "everlight,pm16d17";
> +            reg = <0x44>;
> +
> +            ps-gain = <1>;
> +            ps-itime = "0.4";
> +            ps-wtime = "12.5";
> +            ps-ir-led-pulse-count = <1>;
> +            ps-offset-cancel = <280>;
> +        };
> +    };
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

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