From: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@kernel.org>
To: "Getz, Robin" <robin.getz@analog.com>
Cc: "linux-iio@vger.kernel.org" <linux-iio@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] IIO: Cleanups and complicated channel modifiers.
Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 08:18:50 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4FC71B5A.1020803@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <201205301533.33508.robin.getz@analog.com>
On 5/30/2012 8:33 PM, Getz, Robin wrote:
> On Wed 30 May 2012 15:40, Jonathan Cameron pondered:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Dropping the reset attributes was discussed a while back and no
>> one could come up with a reason for having them. Unless anyone
>> does have a good reason, lets drop these before we move the
>> relevant drivers out of staging.
>
> This is the only way that userspace can re-initialise the device (if someone
> modified the calibration settings, and wants to get back to the factory
> setting).
>
> That doesn't mean it's necessary - it just means that is what it was there
> for.
Indeed, it had a usecase. In my view if people go fiddlying with those
without knowing what they are doing then then deserve to need to reboot
or remove and reinsert the module!
>
> -Robin
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-05-31 7:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-05-30 19:40 [PATCH 0/8] IIO: Cleanups and complicated channel modifiers Jonathan Cameron
2012-05-30 19:33 ` Getz, Robin
2012-05-31 7:18 ` Jonathan Cameron [this message]
2012-05-30 19:40 ` [PATCH 1/8] staging:iio:accel drop sysfs interface for resetting devices Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:24 ` Hennerich, Michael
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 2/8] staging:iio:gyro:adis16260 drop sysfs interface for manual device reset Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:23 ` Hennerich, Michael
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 3/8] staging:iio:imu:adis16400 " Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:23 ` Hennerich, Michael
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 4/8] IIO: Add a modifier for sqrt(x^2+y^2) Jonathan Cameron
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 5/8] staging:iio:accel:adis16204 fix bug in channel modifier handling Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:23 ` Hennerich, Michael
2012-06-30 8:44 ` Jonathan Cameron
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 6/8] staging:iio:accel:adis16204 support the rss channel via chan spec Jonathan Cameron
2012-05-30 19:43 ` Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:24 ` Hennerich, Michael
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 7/8] IIO: Add a modifier for x^2+y^2+z^2 Jonathan Cameron
2012-05-30 19:41 ` [PATCH 8/8] staging:iio: Add some missing peak elements to the info_mask Jonathan Cameron
2012-06-01 9:25 ` Hennerich, Michael
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