[PATCH v4 5/9] iio: temperature: ltc2983: Fix inconsistent channel wording in messages

From: Liviu Stan

Date: Mon May 25 2026 - 12:44:10 EST


Replace occurrences of the abbreviated 'chann' and 'chan' with
'channel' in error and debug messages throughout the driver.
Also changed the diode invalid channel error message from
"thermistor" to "diode".

Reviewed-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Liviu Stan <liviu.stan@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v4:
- Added Reviewed-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>

drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c | 30 +++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c b/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
index 8b0b6b4884f6..fc904c0a42b4 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/temperature/ltc2983.c
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ ltc2983_thermocouple_new(const struct fwnode_handle *child, struct ltc2983_data
if (!(thermo->sensor_config & LTC2983_THERMOCOUPLE_DIFF_MASK) &&
sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for differential thermocouple\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for differential thermocouple\n",
sensor->chan);

struct fwnode_handle *ref __free(fwnode_handle) =
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ ltc2983_rtd_new(const struct fwnode_handle *child, struct ltc2983_data *st,
/*
* rtd channel indexes are a bit more complicated to validate.
* For 4wire RTD with rotation, the channel selection cannot be
- * >=19 since the chann + 1 is used in this configuration.
+ * >=19 since the channel + 1 is used in this configuration.
* For 4wire RTDs with kelvin rsense, the rsense channel cannot be
* <=1 since channel - 1 and channel - 2 are used.
*/
@@ -814,18 +814,18 @@ ltc2983_rtd_new(const struct fwnode_handle *child, struct ltc2983_data *st,
(rtd->r_sense_chan <= min))
/* kelvin rsense*/
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid rsense chann:%d to use in kelvin rsense\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for kelvin rsense\n",
rtd->r_sense_chan);

if (sensor->chan < min || sensor->chan > max)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for the rtd config\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for RTD config\n",
sensor->chan);
} else {
/* same as differential case */
if (sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for RTD\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for RTD\n",
sensor->chan);
}

@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ ltc2983_thermistor_new(const struct fwnode_handle *child, struct ltc2983_data *s
if (!(thermistor->sensor_config & LTC2983_THERMISTOR_DIFF_MASK) &&
sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for differential thermistor\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for differential thermistor\n",
sensor->chan);

/* check custom sensor */
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ ltc2983_diode_new(const struct fwnode_handle *child, const struct ltc2983_data *
if (!(diode->sensor_config & LTC2983_DIODE_DIFF_MASK) &&
sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for differential thermistor\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for differential diode\n",
sensor->chan);

/* set common parameters */
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static struct ltc2983_sensor *ltc2983_r_sense_new(struct fwnode_handle *child,
/* validate channel index */
if (sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chann:%d for r_sense\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for r_sense\n",
sensor->chan);

ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "adi,rsense-val-milli-ohms", &temp);
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ static struct ltc2983_sensor *ltc2983_adc_new(struct fwnode_handle *child,

if (!adc->single_ended && sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chan:%d for differential adc\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for differential ADC\n",
sensor->chan);

/* set common parameters */
@@ -1156,7 +1156,7 @@ static struct ltc2983_sensor *ltc2983_temp_new(struct fwnode_handle *child,

if (!temp->single_ended && sensor->chan < LTC2983_DIFFERENTIAL_CHAN_MIN)
return dev_err_ptr_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "Invalid chan:%d for differential temp\n",
+ "Invalid channel %d for differential temp\n",
sensor->chan);

temp->custom = __ltc2983_custom_sensor_new(st, child, "adi,custom-temp",
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ static int ltc2983_chan_read(struct ltc2983_data *st,

start_conversion = LTC2983_STATUS_START(true);
start_conversion |= LTC2983_STATUS_CHAN_SEL(sensor->chan);
- dev_dbg(dev, "Start conversion on chan:%d, status:%02X\n",
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Start conversion on channel:%d, status:%02X\n",
sensor->chan, start_conversion);
reinit_completion(&st->completion);
/* start conversion */
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ static int ltc2983_read_raw(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,

/* sanity check */
if (chan->address >= st->num_channels) {
- dev_err(dev, "Invalid chan address:%ld", chan->address);
+ dev_err(dev, "Invalid channel address: %ld\n", chan->address);
return -EINVAL;
}

@@ -1329,14 +1329,14 @@ static int ltc2983_parse_fw(struct ltc2983_data *st)
if (sensor.chan < LTC2983_MIN_CHANNELS_NR ||
sensor.chan > st->info->max_channels_nr)
return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "chan:%d must be from %u to %u\n",
+ "channel:%d must be from %u to %u\n",
sensor.chan,
LTC2983_MIN_CHANNELS_NR,
st->info->max_channels_nr);

if (channel_avail_mask & BIT(sensor.chan))
return dev_err_probe(dev, -EINVAL,
- "chan:%d already in use\n",
+ "channel:%d already in use\n",
sensor.chan);

ret = fwnode_property_read_u32(child, "adi,sensor-type", &sensor.type);
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ static int ltc2983_parse_fw(struct ltc2983_data *st)
return dev_err_probe(dev, ret,
"adi,sensor-type property must given for child nodes\n");

- dev_dbg(dev, "Create new sensor, type %u, chann %u",
+ dev_dbg(dev, "Create new sensor, type %u, channel %u",
sensor.type, sensor.chan);

if (sensor.type >= LTC2983_SENSOR_THERMOCOUPLE &&
--
2.43.0