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([2600:1700:e321:62f0:da43:aeff:fecc:bfd5]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d9443c01a7336-24300f8c998sm77187675ad.134.2025.08.14.14.57.45 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 bits=128/128); Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:57:46 -0700 (PDT) Sender: Guenter Roeck Message-ID: Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:57:44 -0700 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] mfd: Add support for the LTC4283 Hot Swap Controller To: =?UTF-8?Q?Nuno_S=C3=A1?= Cc: nuno.sa@analog.com, linux-hwmon@vger.kernel.org, linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, Lee Jones , Rob Herring , Krzysztof Kozlowski , Conor Dooley , Jean Delvare , Jonathan Corbet , Linus Walleij , Bartosz Golaszewski References: <20250814-ltc4283-support-v1-0-88b2cef773f2@analog.com> <5713bb5b-3301-46bc-b30a-d2e4c58d1036@roeck-us.net> <2svr42ee7akwxwj5nizwe4a4hqdk4rslv7ivxraqg3jy6m3mxz@lfpn2nx4jdmm> Content-Language: en-US From: Guenter Roeck Autocrypt: addr=linux@roeck-us.net; keydata= xsFNBE6H1WcBEACu6jIcw5kZ5dGeJ7E7B2uweQR/4FGxH10/H1O1+ApmcQ9i87XdZQiB9cpN RYHA7RCEK2dh6dDccykQk3bC90xXMPg+O3R+C/SkwcnUak1UZaeK/SwQbq/t0tkMzYDRxfJ7 nyFiKxUehbNF3r9qlJgPqONwX5vJy4/GvDHdddSCxV41P/ejsZ8PykxyJs98UWhF54tGRWFl 7i1xvaDB9lN5WTLRKSO7wICuLiSz5WZHXMkyF4d+/O5ll7yz/o/JxK5vO/sduYDIlFTvBZDh gzaEtNf5tQjsjG4io8E0Yq0ViobLkS2RTNZT8ICq/Jmvl0SpbHRvYwa2DhNsK0YjHFQBB0FX IdhdUEzNefcNcYvqigJpdICoP2e4yJSyflHFO4dr0OrdnGLe1Zi/8Xo/2+M1dSSEt196rXaC kwu2KgIgmkRBb3cp2vIBBIIowU8W3qC1+w+RdMUrZxKGWJ3juwcgveJlzMpMZNyM1jobSXZ0 VHGMNJ3MwXlrEFPXaYJgibcg6brM6wGfX/LBvc/haWw4yO24lT5eitm4UBdIy9pKkKmHHh7s jfZJkB5fWKVdoCv/omy6UyH6ykLOPFugl+hVL2Prf8xrXuZe1CMS7ID9Lc8FaL1ROIN/W8Vk BIsJMaWOhks//7d92Uf3EArDlDShwR2+D+AMon8NULuLBHiEUQARAQABzTJHdWVudGVyIFJv ZWNrIChMaW51eCBhY2NvdW50KSA8bGludXhAcm9lY2stdXMubmV0PsLBgQQTAQIAKwIbAwYL CQgHAwIGFQgCCQoLBBYCAwECHgECF4ACGQEFAmgrMyQFCSbODQkACgkQyx8mb86fmYGcWRAA oRwrk7V8fULqnGGpBIjp7pvR187Yzx+lhMGUHuM5H56TFEqeVwCMLWB2x1YRolYbY4MEFlQg VUFcfeW0OknSr1s6wtrtQm0gdkolM8OcCL9ptTHOg1mmXa4YpW8QJiL0AVtbpE9BroeWGl9v 2TGILPm9mVp+GmMQgkNeCS7Jonq5f5pDUGumAMguWzMFEg+Imt9wr2YA7aGen7KPSqJeQPpj onPKhu7O/KJKkuC50ylxizHzmGx+IUSmOZxN950pZUFvVZH9CwhAAl+NYUtcF5ry/uSYG2U7 DCvpzqOryJRemKN63qt1bjF6cltsXwxjKOw6CvdjJYA3n6xCWLuJ6yk6CAy1Ukh545NhgBAs rGGVkl6TUBi0ixL3EF3RWLa9IMDcHN32r7OBhw6vbul8HqyTFZWY2ksTvlTl+qG3zV6AJuzT WdXmbcKN+TdhO5XlxVlbZoCm7ViBj1+PvIFQZCnLAhqSd/DJlhaq8fFXx1dCUPgQDcD+wo65 qulV/NijfU8bzFfEPgYP/3LP+BSAyFs33y/mdP8kbMxSCjnLEhimQMrSSo/To1Gxp5C97fw5 3m1CaMILGKCmfI1B8iA8zd8ib7t1Rg0qCwcAnvsM36SkrID32GfFbv873bNskJCHAISK3Xkz qo7IYZmjk/IJGbsiGzxUhvicwkgKE9r7a1rOwU0ETofVZwEQALlLbQeBDTDbwQYrj0gbx3bq 7kpKABxN2MqeuqGr02DpS9883d/t7ontxasXoEz2GTioevvRmllJlPQERVxM8gQoNg22twF7 pB/zsrIjxkE9heE4wYfN1AyzT+AxgYN6f8hVQ7Nrc9XgZZe+8IkuW/Nf64KzNJXnSH4u6nJM J2+Dt274YoFcXR1nG76Q259mKwzbCukKbd6piL+VsT/qBrLhZe9Ivbjq5WMdkQKnP7gYKCAi pNVJC4enWfivZsYupMd9qn7Uv/oCZDYoBTdMSBUblaLMwlcjnPpOYK5rfHvC4opxl+P/Vzyz 6WC2TLkPtKvYvXmdsI6rnEI4Uucg0Au/Ulg7aqqKhzGPIbVaL+U0Wk82nz6hz+WP2ggTrY1w ZlPlRt8WM9w6WfLf2j+PuGklj37m+KvaOEfLsF1v464dSpy1tQVHhhp8LFTxh/6RWkRIR2uF I4v3Xu/k5D0LhaZHpQ4C+xKsQxpTGuYh2tnRaRL14YMW1dlI3HfeB2gj7Yc8XdHh9vkpPyuT nY/ZsFbnvBtiw7GchKKri2gDhRb2QNNDyBnQn5mRFw7CyuFclAksOdV/sdpQnYlYcRQWOUGY HhQ5eqTRZjm9z+qQe/T0HQpmiPTqQcIaG/edgKVTUjITfA7AJMKLQHgp04Vylb+G6jocnQQX JqvvP09whbqrABEBAAHCwWUEGAECAA8CGwwFAmgrMyQFCSbODQkACgkQyx8mb86fmYHlgg/9 H5JeDmB4jsreE9Bn621wZk7NMzxy9STxiVKSh8Mq4pb+IDu1RU2iLyetCY1TiJlcxnE362kj njrfAdqyPteHM+LU59NtEbGwrfcXdQoh4XdMuPA5ADetPLma3YiRa3VsVkLwpnR7ilgwQw6u dycEaOxQ7LUXCs0JaGVVP25Z2hMkHBwx6BlW6EZLNgzGI2rswSZ7SKcsBd1IRHVf0miwIFYy j/UEfAFNW+tbtKPNn3xZTLs3quQN7GdYLh+J0XxITpBZaFOpwEKV+VS36pSLnNl0T5wm0E/y scPJ0OVY7ly5Vm1nnoH4licaU5Y1nSkFR/j2douI5P7Cj687WuNMC6CcFd6j72kRfxklOqXw zvy+2NEcXyziiLXp84130yxAKXfluax9sZhhrhKT6VrD45S6N3HxJpXQ/RY/EX35neH2/F7B RgSloce2+zWfpELyS1qRkCUTt1tlGV2p+y2BPfXzrHn2vxvbhEn1QpQ6t+85FKN8YEhJEygJ F0WaMvQMNrk9UAUziVcUkLU52NS9SXqpVg8vgrO0JKx97IXFPcNh0DWsSj/0Y8HO/RDkGXYn FDMj7fZSPKyPQPmEHg+W/KzxSSfdgWIHF2QaQ0b2q1wOSec4Rti52ohmNSY+KNIW/zODhugJ np3900V20aS7eD9K8GTU0TGC1pyz6IVJwIE= In-Reply-To: <2svr42ee7akwxwj5nizwe4a4hqdk4rslv7ivxraqg3jy6m3mxz@lfpn2nx4jdmm> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 8/14/25 07:15, Nuno Sá wrote: > On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 05:54:26AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote: >> On 8/14/25 03:52, Nuno Sá via B4 Relay wrote: >>> The LTC4283 device features programmable current limit with foldback and >>> independently adjustable inrush current to optimize the MOSFET safe >>> operating area (SOA). The SOA timer limits MOSFET temperature rise for >>> reliable protection against overstresses. >>> >>> An I2C interface and onboard ADC allow monitoring of board current, voltage, >>> power, energy, and fault status. >>> >>> It also features 8 pins that can be configured as GPIO devices. But since >>> the main usage for this device is monitoring, the GPIO part is optional >>> while the HWMON is being made as required. >>> >>> Also to note that the device has some similarities with the already >>> supported ltc4282 hwmon driver but it is different enough to be in it's own >>> driver (apart from being added as MFD). The register map is also fairly >>> different. >>> >>> Last time (for the ltc4282) I tried to add the gpio bits directly in the >>> hwmon driver but Guenter did not really liked it and so this time I'm doing >>> it as MFD. >>> >> Nowadays I suggest that people use auxiliary drivers in such situations. > > I see. But do you have any issue with it being MFD? > I only object to squeezing non-hwmon code into hwmon drivers, especially since a relatively low-overhead alternative is now available. I would not want to implement a driver such as this one as set of mfd drivers myself, but I won't object to it either. Guenter