From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from saturn.retrosnub.co.uk ([178.18.118.26]:43317 "EHLO saturn.retrosnub.co.uk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751323Ab2EaHS7 (ORCPT ); Thu, 31 May 2012 03:18:59 -0400 Message-ID: <4FC71B5A.1020803@kernel.org> Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 08:18:50 +0100 From: Jonathan Cameron MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Getz, Robin" CC: "linux-iio@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] IIO: Cleanups and complicated channel modifiers. References: <1338406866-3833-1-git-send-email-jic23@kernel.org> <201205301533.33508.robin.getz@analog.com> In-Reply-To: <201205301533.33508.robin.getz@analog.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-iio-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org 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 > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-iio" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html