Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] dt-bindings: iio: BU27034 => BU27034ANUC

[Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com>]

On 7/7/24 16:05, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On Fri, 5 Jul 2024 13:54:12 +0300
> Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> The BU27034NUC was cancelled before it entered mass production. It was
>> replaced by a new variant BU27034ANUC (note, added 'A'). The new
>> variant gained a few significant changes, like removal of the 3.rd data
>> channel and dropping some of the gain settings. This means that, from
>> software point of view these ICs are incompatible. Lux calculation based
>> on the data from the sensors needs to be done differently, and on the
>> BU27034ANUC the channel 3 data is missing. Also, the gain setting
>> differencies matter.
>>
>> Unfortunately, the identification register was not changed so there is no
>> safe way for the software to distinguish the variants.
>>
>> According to the ROHM HQ engineers, the old BU27034NUC should not be
>> encountered in the wild. Hence it makes sense to remove the support for
>> the old BU27034NUC and add support for the new BU27034ANUC. Change the
>> compatible in order to not load the incompatible old driver for new sensor
>> (or, if someone had the old sensor, the new driver for it).
>>
>> Drop the compatible for old sensor which should not be in the wild and
>> add a new compatible for the new model with accurate model suffix
>> 'anuc'.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com>
> Rename indeed makes sense.  One minor, 'whilst you are here' comment inline.
> 
>>
>> ---
>> A patch renaming the file according to the new compatible will follow.
>> If renaming is not needed or appropriate, that patch can be dropped.
>>
>> Revision history:
>> v2: New patch
>> ---
>>   .../devicetree/bindings/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml      | 9 ++++-----
>>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml
>> index 30a109a1bf3b..535bd18348ac 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml
>> @@ -4,20 +4,19 @@
>>   $id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/iio/light/rohm,bu27034.yaml#
>>   $schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
>>   
>> -title: ROHM BU27034 ambient light sensor
>> +title: ROHM BU27034ANUC ambient light sensor
>>   
>>   maintainers:
>>     - Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@gmail.com>
>>   
>>   description: |
>> -  ROHM BU27034 is an ambient light sesnor with 3 channels and 3 photo diodes
>> +  ROHM BU27034ANUC is an ambient light sesnor with 2 channels and 2 photo diodes
> 
>   sensor

Thanks Jonathan!

I won't re-spin this unless you ask me to because you wrote you can fix 
it whilist applying... Please, let me know if you wish me to fix and 
re-spin :)

-- 
Matti Vaittinen
Linux kernel developer at ROHM Semiconductors
Oulu Finland

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