RE: [PATCH 08/16] iio: adc: max1027: Explain better how the trigger state gets changed

From: Sa, Nuno
Date: Fri Aug 20 2021 - 03:17:27 EST




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2021 1:12 PM
> To: Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx>; Lars-Peter Clausen
> <lars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxxxxx>; linux-
> iio@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Miquel Raynal
> <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [PATCH 08/16] iio: adc: max1027: Explain better how the
> trigger state gets changed
>
> [External]
>
> It may appear strange to configure the trigger to start upon register
> write while we want to disable the trigger. Explain why we do this in
> the comment.
>
> Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c | 7 ++++++-
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
> index 59914fcfd320..4a78c9cbc339 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/adc/max1027.c
> @@ -401,7 +401,12 @@ static int
> max1027_set_cnvst_trigger_state(struct iio_trigger *trig, bool state)
> if (ret < 0)
> return ret;
> } else {
> - /* Start acquisition on conversion register write */
> + /*
> + * Start acquisition on conversion register write, which
> + * basically disables triggering conversions upon cnvst
> changes
> + * and thus has the effect of disabling the external
> hardware
> + * trigger.
> + */
> ret = max1027_configure_trigger(indio_dev);
> if (ret)
> return ret;
> --
> 2.27.0

Reviewed-by: Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@xxxxxxxxxx>