From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@intel.com>
To: Nikhil Gautam <nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-iio@vger.kernel.org, jic23@kernel.org,
dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com, andy@kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] iio: magnetometer: mlx90393 - regmap vs command-based access
Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:43:55 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aepaWzVfgRFlau6L@ashevche-desk.local> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260423122535.4334-1-nikhilgtr@gmail.com>
On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 05:55:35PM +0530, Nikhil Gautam wrote:
>
> Apologies for missing a few details in the previous mail.
>
> The MLX90393 supports both I2C and SPI interfaces.
>
> Commands include, for example:
> - SM (Start Measurement)
> - RM (Read Measurement)
> - RR (Read Register)
>
> Given this command-oriented interface over both I2C and SPI,
> I wanted to confirm whether a custom command abstraction layer
> would still be the preferred approach instead of regmap.
I found only 4 drivers for this vendor in the kernel and they seem
either register based or eeprom based. Perhaps the latter is the
case here? Have you checked existing implementations?
--
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-23 17:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-23 12:18 [RFC] iio: magnetometer: mlx90393 - regmap vs command-based access Nikhil Gautam
2026-04-23 12:25 ` Nikhil Gautam
2026-04-23 17:43 ` Andy Shevchenko [this message]
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