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([101.0.63.2]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id d2e1a72fcca58-82f8e9cbb1dsm25618752b3a.14.2026.04.24.05.57.41 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 24 Apr 2026 05:57:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Nikhil Gautam To: jic23@kernel.org, linux-iio@vger.kernel.org Cc: andriy.shevchenko@intel.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Nikhil Gautam , dlechner@baylibre.com, nuno.sa@analog.com, andy@kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC] iio: magnetometer: mlx90393 - regmap vs command-based access Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:27:39 +0530 Message-Id: <20260424125739.4685-1-nikhilgtr@gmail.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.34.1 In-Reply-To: <20260424114818.1290b029@jic23-huawei> References: <20260424114818.1290b029@jic23-huawei> Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Andy, Jonathan, Thanks for taking a look and for the guidance. The MLX90393 does indeed expose a mix of command-based operations (SM, RM, etc.) along with limited register access (RR/WR), so it does not map cleanly to a purely register-based model. Based on your feedback, I will proceed with a custom command abstraction layer instead of using regmap. The idea is to keep a clean separation between command handling, register access, and bus transport (I2C/SPI), while keeping the structure somewhat regmap-like where it makes sense. I will put together an RFC patch with the initial implementation (I2C support first) and share it shortly for review. Thanks again for the feedback. Best regards, Nikhil Gautam