lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2023]   [Oct]   [2]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [PATCH v1] iio: adc: aspeed: Support deglitch feature.
On Mon, 2 Oct 2023 02:30:43 +0000
Billy Tsai <billy_tsai@aspeedtech.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:18:45 +0800
> Billy Tsai <billy_tsai@aspeedtech.com> wrote:
>
> > > Create event sysfs for applying the deglitch condition. When
> > > in_voltageY_thresh_rising_en/in_voltageY_thresh_falling_en is set to true,
> > > the driver will use the in_voltageY_thresh_rising_value and
> > > in_voltageY_thresh_falling_value as threshold values. If the ADC value
> > > falls outside this threshold, the driver will wait for the ADC sampling
> > > period and perform an additional read once to achieve the deglitching
> > > purpose.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Billy Tsai <billy_tsai@aspeedtech.com>
>
> > Hi Billy
>
> > This is pushing the meaning of the events interface too far.
> > You can't use it to hide a value you don't like from userspace.
>
> > If you can explain what the condition is that you are seeing
> > and what you need to prevent happening if it is seen that would help
> > us figure out if there is another way to do this.
>
> > Jonathan
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> Currently, we are experiencing some voltage glitches while reading from our
> controller, but we do not wish to report these false alarms to the user space.
> Instead, we want to retry the operation as soon as possible. This is why the
> driver requires this patch to handle retries internally, rather than relying on user
> space which could introduce unpredictable timing for retrying the reading process.
> This software approach aims to minimize the possibility of false alarms as much as possible.
Thanks for the extra detail. Perhaps share more of that in the cover letter for v2.
>
> If you have any suggestions or recommendations regarding this situation, please feel free to
> share them with me.

Why do you need userspace control for the thresholds?
Perhaps this is something that belongs in DT for a particular board design?

Jonathan
>
> Thanks
>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/iio/adc/aspeed_adc.c | 193 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > > 1 file changed, 189 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2023-10-02 11:40    [W:0.062 / U:1.000 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site