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The only usecases (for all the supported devices) we have re= quire=0A= > the FPGA backend. So do you have a specific usecase for a specific device= ? If so, I would=0A= > prefer an explicit boolean in the chip_info struture for the device(s) we= know this=0A= > can happen (unless you have a usecase for all :)).=0A= =0A= This is generically for all the devices supported by the ad9467, not=0A= only a specific device. So it's about how this is used as part of the=0A= design.=0A= =0A= This is aimed at users that do not use the ADI HDL reference backend=0A= with these devices, but instead have custom backends suited for their=0A= own needs.=0A= In that case, we need to be able to skip the backend registration and=0A= register device as a standalone iio device.=0A= =0A= Hopefully this made the use case clearer?=0A= =0A= Thanks,=0A= Tomas=0A= =0A= =0A= >=0A= > - Nuno S=E1=0A= >=0A= =0A=