From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932906AbbCRQVM (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:21:12 -0400 Received: from webbox1416.server-home.net ([77.236.96.61]:33286 "EHLO webbox1416.server-home.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932728AbbCRQVJ (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Mar 2015 12:21:09 -0400 From: Alexander Stein To: Martin Kepplinger Cc: robh+dt@kernel.org, pawel.moll@arm.com, mark.rutland@arm.com, ijc+devicetree@hellion.org.uk, galak@codeaurora.org, dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, akpm@linux-foundation.org, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, linux-api@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-input@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Martin Kepplinger , Christoph Muellner Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] add support for Freescale's MMA8653FC 10 bit accelerometer Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:21:04 +0100 Message-ID: <2231139.ojeyer6qnI@ws-stein> User-Agent: KMail/4.14.3 (Linux/3.18.9-gentoo; KDE/4.14.3; x86_64; ; ) In-Reply-To: <1426694157-10866-1-git-send-email-martink@posteo.de> References: <1426694157-10866-1-git-send-email-martink@posteo.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wednesday 18 March 2015 16:55:57, Martin Kepplinger wrote: > From: Martin Kepplinger > > The MMA8653FC is a low-power, three-axis, capacitive micromachined > accelerometer with 10 bits of resolution with flexible user-programmable > options. > > Embedded interrupt functions enable overall power savings, by relieving the > host processor from continuously polling data, for example using the poll() > system call. > > The device can be configured to generate wake-up interrupt signals from any > combination of the configurable embedded functions, enabling the MMA8653FC > to monitor events while remaining in a low-power mode during periods of > inactivity. > > This driver provides devicetree properties to program the device's behaviour > and a simple, tested and documented sysfs interface. The data sheet and more > information is available on Freescale's website. > > Signed-off-by: Martin Kepplinger > Signed-off-by: Christoph Muellner > --- > applies to v4.0-rc4 and the current -next. > > patch revision history > ...................... > v2 corrects licensing and commit messages and adds appropriate recipients > > .../testing/sysfs-bus-i2c-devices-fsl-mma8653fc | 39 + > .../devicetree/bindings/misc/fsl,mma8653fc.txt | 96 +++ > MAINTAINERS | 5 + > drivers/input/misc/Kconfig | 11 + > drivers/input/misc/Makefile | 1 + > drivers/input/misc/mma8653fc.c | 913 +++++++++++++++++++++ > 6 files changed, 1065 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-bus-i2c-devices-fsl-mma8653fc > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/misc/fsl,mma8653fc.txt > create mode 100644 drivers/input/misc/mma8653fc.c Shouldn't this go to drivers/iio/magnetometer instead of defining a new sysfs ABI? Best regards, Alexander -- Dipl.-Inf. Alexander Stein SYS TEC electronic GmbH Am Windrad 2 08468 Heinsdorfergrund Tel.: 03765 38600-1156 Fax: 03765 38600-4100 Email: alexander.stein@systec-electronic.com Website: www.systec-electronic.com Managing Director: Dipl.-Phys. Siegmar Schmidt Commercial registry: Amtsgericht Chemnitz, HRB 28082