Re: [PATCH v5 1/4] iio: industrialio-backend: support backend capabilities

David Lechner
2026-02-02T15:17:45Z

On 2/2/26 4:58 AM, Tomas Melin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 31/01/2026 22:30, David Lechner wrote:
>> On 1/30/26 3:16 AM, Tomas Melin wrote:

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>>> + *
>>> + * @IIO_BACKEND_CAP_CALIBRATION: Backend supports digital interface
>>> + * calibration. Calibration procedure is device specific.
>>> + * @IIO_BACKEND_CAP_BUFFERING: Backend supports buffering.
>>
>> I assume this means it supports devm_iio_backend_request_buffer()?
>>
>> In IIO, we usually say "buffer" and rarely "buffering" so this name and
>> description is a bit confusing to me.
>
> Sure, would this mean that name and comment should be?
> IIO_BACKEND_CAP_BUFFER: Backend has support for buffers
>
Works for me. Or even more precise: "support for IIO buffers"
or "support for IIO buffer interface".