Re: [PATCH v2 10/14] staging: iio: ad7746: Add comments

From: Jonathan Cameron
Date: Sun Apr 15 2018 - 11:35:35 EST


On Fri, 13 Apr 2018 13:36:47 -0300
HernÃn Gonzalez <hernan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Add comments to clarify some of the calculations made, specially when
> reading or writing values.
>
Mostly good, but a few minor comments.

Jonathan

> Signed-off-by: HernÃn Gonzalez <hernan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
> index 05506bf9..ef0ebb5 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/iio/cdc/ad7746.c
> @@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ static int ad7746_write_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
> goto out;
> }
>
> + /* 2^16 in micro */
I'm not seeing the connection... what is 2^16?

> val = (val2 * 1024) / 15625;
>
> switch (chan->type) {
> @@ -554,6 +555,13 @@ static int ad7746_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
> if (ret < 0)
> goto out;
>
> + /*
> + * Either for Capacitance, Voltage or Temperature,
> + * the 0x000000 code represents negative full scale,
> + * the 0x800000 code represents zero scale, and
> + * the 0xFFFFFF code represents positive full scale.
> + */
> +
> *val = (be32_to_cpu(chip->data.d32) & 0xFFFFFF) - 0x800000;
>
> switch (chan->type) {
> @@ -565,7 +573,13 @@ static int ad7746_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
> *val = (*val * 125) / 256;
> break;
> case IIO_VOLTAGE:
> - if (chan->channel == 1) /* supply_raw*/
> +
> + /*
> + * The voltage from the VDD pin is internally
> + * attenuated by 6.
> + */
> +
> + if (chan->channel == 1) /* supply_raw */
> *val = *val * 6;
> break;
> default:
> @@ -606,6 +620,13 @@ static int ad7746_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
> ret = IIO_VAL_INT;
> break;
> case IIO_CHAN_INFO_OFFSET:
> +
> + /*
> + * CAPDAC Scale = 21pF_typ / 127
> + * CIN Scale = 8.192pF / 2^24
> + * Offset Scale = CAPDAC Scale / CIN Scale = 338646
> + */
I don't think the following blank line does much other than make
it less clear what the comment is about.

Same in other locations. Allow the absence of a blank line on one
side of the comment to indicate it's association.


> +
> *val = AD7746_CAPDAC_DACP(chip->capdac[chan->channel]
> [chan->differential]) * 338646;
>
> @@ -614,13 +635,13 @@ static int ad7746_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
> case IIO_CHAN_INFO_SCALE:
> switch (chan->type) {
> case IIO_CAPACITANCE:
> - /* 8.192pf / 2^24 */
> + /* CIN Scale: 8.192pf / 2^24 */
> *val = 0;
> *val2 = 488;
> ret = IIO_VAL_INT_PLUS_NANO;
> break;
> case IIO_VOLTAGE:
> - /* 1170mV / 2^23 */
> + /* VIN Scale: 1170mV / 2^23 */
> *val = 1170;
> *val2 = 23;
> ret = IIO_VAL_FRACTIONAL_LOG2;
> @@ -674,7 +695,8 @@ static struct ad7746_platform_data *ad7746_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
> unsigned int tmp;
> int ret;
>
> - /* The default excitation outputs are not inverted, it should be stated
> + /*
> + * The default excitation outputs are not inverted, it should be stated
> * in the dt if needed.
> */
>
> @@ -685,7 +707,7 @@ static struct ad7746_platform_data *ad7746_parse_dt(struct device *dev)
> ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "adi,exclvl", &tmp);
> if (ret || tmp > 3) {
> dev_warn(dev, "Wrong exclvl value, using default\n");
> - pdata->exclvl = 3; /* default value */
> + pdata->exclvl = 3;
> } else {
> pdata->exclvl = tmp;
> }