From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
To: "Jones, Carlos jr" <Carlosjr.Jones@analog.com>
Cc: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>,
Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@metafoo.de>,
Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>,
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@kernel.org>,
Conor Dooley <conor+dt@kernel.org>,
David Lechner <dlechner@baylibre.com>,
"Hennerich, Michael" <Michael.Hennerich@analog.com>,
Liam Beguin <liambeguin@gmail.com>,
"Sa, Nuno" <Nuno.Sa@analog.com>,
Andy Shevchenko <andy@kernel.org>,
Tobias Sperling <tobias.sperling@softing.com>,
"Marques, Jorge" <Jorge.Marques@analog.com>,
"linux-iio@vger.kernel.org" <linux-iio@vger.kernel.org>,
"devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] iio: adc: ltc2309: add support for LTC2305
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:06:36 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <acEevKlA6BAVIM_x@ashevche-desk.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <SJ0PR03MB5854B6F86E441F18E85A9BF3F44BA@SJ0PR03MB5854.namprd03.prod.outlook.com>
On Mon, Mar 23, 2026 at 10:39:30AM +0000, Jones, Carlos jr wrote:
> > On Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:48:35 +0200
> > Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com> wrote:
...
> > > > config LTC2309
> > > > - tristate "Linear Technology LTC2309 ADC driver"
> > > > + tristate "Linear Technology LTC2309 and similar ADC driver"
> > > > depends on I2C
> > > > help
> > > > - Say yes here to build support for Linear Technology LTC2309, a low
> > > > - noise, low power, 8-channel, 12-bit SAR ADC
> > > > + Say yes here to build support for Linear Technology LTC2309 and
> > > > + similar low noise, low power SAR ADCs.
> > >
> > > No, in Kconfig help text (and possibly title above) we have to be
> > > crystal clear for user what IPs (chips, SoCs, et cetera) are being
> > > supported by the driver. There is no go for 'and similar'.
> >
> > One follow up comment is format the resulting description as a list as it
> > reduces churn in the long run. e.g. how AD7173 does it.
>
> I was informed about the 'and similar' context in the Kconfig to scale
> the driver smoothly but I mistakenly applied it to the help text as well
> instead of the title only. Will revise accordingly. BTW, keeping the 'and
> similar' context in the title since there were 9 instances of it in Kconfig.
OK, works for me!
*Just always put yourself on the user's position who is not familiar with
the coding and may not even know about programming.
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-23 11:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-20 14:08 [PATCH 0/3] Add support for LTC2305 Carlos Jones Jr
2026-03-20 14:08 ` [PATCH 1/3] iio: adc: ltc2309: introduce chip_info structure Carlos Jones Jr
2026-03-20 14:44 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-23 10:38 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-23 11:06 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-21 12:51 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-23 10:39 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-23 11:00 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-20 14:08 ` [PATCH 2/3] dt-bindings: iio: adc: lltc,ltc2497: add LTC2305 support Carlos Jones Jr
2026-03-20 17:27 ` Conor Dooley
2026-03-20 17:27 ` Conor Dooley
2026-03-23 10:39 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-20 14:08 ` [PATCH 3/3] iio: adc: ltc2309: add support for LTC2305 Carlos Jones Jr
2026-03-20 14:48 ` Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-21 12:54 ` Jonathan Cameron
2026-03-23 10:39 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-23 11:06 ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
2026-03-23 10:39 ` Jones, Carlos jr
2026-03-20 14:50 ` [PATCH 0/3] Add " Andy Shevchenko
2026-03-23 10:39 ` Jones, Carlos jr
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