[PATCH] staging: iio: adc: ad7816: remove obsolete driver
From: Joshua Crofts
Date: Tue Oct 06 2026 - 07:53:15 EST
The AD7816 driver has been in staging for 16 years and hasn't seen any
significant improvements for it to mature out of staging.
Additionally, the AD7816/AD7817/AD7818 have been obsolete for ~11 years.
Remove the entire adc/ subdirectory and references to it as this is the
only driver in it.
Signed-off-by: Joshua Crofts <joshua.crofts1@xxxxxxxxx>
---
If people want to use the AD7816, Analog Devices have their own fork of
the kernel where the driver is present [1].
Also, I don't see a point in keeping the driver for newcomers to
practice on, as all mechanical changes (checkpatch, cocci) have been
applied.
[1] https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux/blob/main/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
---
drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig | 1 -
drivers/staging/iio/Makefile | 1 -
drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig | 18 --
drivers/staging/iio/adc/Makefile | 6 -
drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c | 464 -------------------------------
5 files changed, 490 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/iio/adc/Makefile
delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
index bf6addf2974f..58d6859e039a 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Kconfig
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
menu "IIO staging drivers"
depends on IIO
-source "drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig"
source "drivers/staging/iio/addac/Kconfig"
source "drivers/staging/iio/frequency/Kconfig"
source "drivers/staging/iio/impedance-analyzer/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile b/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
index 739e4cbf9a7a..7768c4a8d278 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/iio/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
# Makefile for the industrial I/O core.
#
-obj-y += adc/
obj-y += addac/
obj-y += frequency/
obj-y += impedance-analyzer/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f0d6cf048d2..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Kconfig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#
-# ADC drivers
-#
-menu "Analog to digital converters"
-
-config AD7816
- tristate "Analog Devices AD7816/7/8 temperature sensor and ADC driver"
- depends on SPI
- depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
- help
- Say yes here to build support for Analog Devices AD7816/7/8
- temperature sensors and ADC.
-
- To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
- module will be called ad7816.
-
-endmenu
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Makefile b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e2a94c4db84..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#
-# Makefile for industrial I/O ADC drivers
-#
-
-obj-$(CONFIG_AD7816) += ad7816.o
diff --git a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c b/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a15d7598abb..000000000000
--- a/drivers/staging/iio/adc/ad7816.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,464 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
-/*
- * AD7816 digital temperature sensor driver supporting AD7816/7/8
- *
- * Copyright 2010 Analog Devices Inc.
- */
-
-#include <linux/cleanup.h>
-#include <linux/device.h>
-#include <linux/gpio/consumer.h>
-#include <linux/interrupt.h>
-#include <linux/kernel.h>
-#include <linux/list.h>
-#include <linux/module.h>
-#include <linux/mutex.h>
-#include <linux/slab.h>
-#include <linux/spi/spi.h>
-#include <linux/sysfs.h>
-
-#include <linux/iio/events.h>
-#include <linux/iio/iio.h>
-#include <linux/iio/sysfs.h>
-
-/*
- * AD7816 config masks
- */
-#define AD7816_FULL 0x1
-#define AD7816_PD 0x2
-#define AD7816_CS_MASK 0x7
-#define AD7816_CS_MAX 0x4
-
-/*
- * AD7816 temperature masks
- */
-#define AD7816_VALUE_OFFSET 6
-#define AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_BASE 0x8
-#define AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MIN -95
-#define AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MAX 152
-#define AD7816_TEMP_FLOAT_OFFSET 2
-#define AD7816_TEMP_FLOAT_MASK 0x3
-
-/*
- * struct ad7816_chip_info - chip specific information
- */
-
-struct ad7816_chip_info {
- kernel_ulong_t id;
- struct spi_device *spi_dev;
- struct gpio_desc *rdwr_pin;
- struct gpio_desc *convert_pin;
- struct gpio_desc *busy_pin;
- struct mutex lock; /* protect device state during SPI transfers */
- u8 oti_data[AD7816_CS_MAX + 1];
- u8 channel_id; /* 0 always be temperature */
- u8 mode;
-};
-
-enum ad7816_type {
- ID_AD7816,
- ID_AD7817,
- ID_AD7818,
-};
-
-/*
- * ad7816 data access by SPI
- */
-static int ad7816_spi_read(struct ad7816_chip_info *chip, u16 *data)
-{
- struct spi_device *spi_dev = chip->spi_dev;
- int ret;
- __be16 buf;
-
- guard(mutex)(&chip->lock);
-
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 1);
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 0);
- ret = spi_write_then_read(spi_dev, &chip->channel_id, sizeof(chip->channel_id), NULL, 0);
- if (ret < 0) {
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "SPI channel setting error\n");
- return ret;
- }
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 1);
-
- if (chip->mode == AD7816_PD) { /* operating mode 2 */
- gpiod_set_value(chip->convert_pin, 1);
- gpiod_set_value(chip->convert_pin, 0);
- } else { /* operating mode 1 */
- gpiod_set_value(chip->convert_pin, 0);
- gpiod_set_value(chip->convert_pin, 1);
- }
-
- if (chip->id == ID_AD7816 || chip->id == ID_AD7817) {
- while (gpiod_get_value(chip->busy_pin))
- cpu_relax();
- }
-
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 0);
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 1);
- ret = spi_write_then_read(spi_dev, NULL, 0, &buf, sizeof(buf));
- if (ret < 0) {
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "SPI data read error\n");
- return ret;
- }
-
- *data = be16_to_cpu(buf);
-
- return ret;
-}
-
-static int ad7816_spi_write(struct ad7816_chip_info *chip, u8 data)
-{
- struct spi_device *spi_dev = chip->spi_dev;
- int ret;
-
- guard(mutex)(&chip->lock);
-
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 1);
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 0);
- ret = spi_write_then_read(spi_dev, &data, sizeof(data), NULL, 0);
- if (ret < 0)
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "SPI oti data write error\n");
-
- return ret;
-}
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_show_mode(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
- if (chip->mode)
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "power-save\n");
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "full\n");
-}
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_store_mode(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf,
- size_t len)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
- guard(mutex)(&chip->lock);
-
- if (strcmp(buf, "full") == 0) {
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 1);
- chip->mode = AD7816_FULL;
- } else {
- gpiod_set_value(chip->rdwr_pin, 0);
- chip->mode = AD7816_PD;
- }
-
- return len;
-}
-
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(mode, 0644,
- ad7816_show_mode,
- ad7816_store_mode,
- 0);
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_show_available_modes(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
-{
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "full\npower-save\n");
-}
-
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(available_modes, 0444, ad7816_show_available_modes,
- NULL, 0);
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_show_channel(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", chip->channel_id);
-}
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_store_channel(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf,
- size_t len)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- unsigned long data;
- int ret;
-
- ret = kstrtoul(buf, 10, &data);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- if (data > AD7816_CS_MAX && data != AD7816_CS_MASK) {
- dev_err(&chip->spi_dev->dev, "Invalid channel id %lu for %s.\n",
- data, indio_dev->name);
- return -EINVAL;
- } else if (strcmp(indio_dev->name, "ad7818") == 0 && data > 1) {
- dev_err(&chip->spi_dev->dev,
- "Invalid channel id %lu for ad7818.\n", data);
- return -EINVAL;
- } else if (strcmp(indio_dev->name, "ad7816") == 0 && data > 0) {
- dev_err(&chip->spi_dev->dev,
- "Invalid channel id %lu for ad7816.\n", data);
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
- guard(mutex)(&chip->lock);
-
- chip->channel_id = data;
-
- return len;
-}
-
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(channel, 0644,
- ad7816_show_channel,
- ad7816_store_channel,
- 0);
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_show_value(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- u16 data;
- s8 value;
- int ret;
-
- ret = ad7816_spi_read(chip, &data);
- if (ret)
- return -EIO;
-
- data >>= AD7816_VALUE_OFFSET;
-
- if (chip->channel_id == 0) {
- value = (s8)((data >> AD7816_TEMP_FLOAT_OFFSET) - 103);
- data &= AD7816_TEMP_FLOAT_MASK;
- if (value < 0)
- data = BIT(AD7816_TEMP_FLOAT_OFFSET) - data;
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d.%.2d\n", value, data * 25);
- }
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", data);
-}
-
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(value, 0444, ad7816_show_value, NULL, 0);
-
-static struct attribute *ad7816_attributes[] = {
- &iio_dev_attr_available_modes.dev_attr.attr,
- &iio_dev_attr_mode.dev_attr.attr,
- &iio_dev_attr_channel.dev_attr.attr,
- &iio_dev_attr_value.dev_attr.attr,
- NULL,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group ad7816_attribute_group = {
- .attrs = ad7816_attributes,
-};
-
-/*
- * temperature bound events
- */
-
-#define IIO_EVENT_CODE_AD7816_OTI IIO_UNMOD_EVENT_CODE(IIO_TEMP, \
- 0, \
- IIO_EV_TYPE_THRESH, \
- IIO_EV_DIR_FALLING)
-
-static irqreturn_t ad7816_event_handler(int irq, void *private)
-{
- iio_push_event(private, IIO_EVENT_CODE_AD7816_OTI,
- iio_get_time_ns(private));
- return IRQ_HANDLED;
-}
-
-static ssize_t ad7816_show_oti(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- char *buf)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- int value;
-
- if (chip->channel_id > AD7816_CS_MAX) {
- dev_err(dev, "Invalid oti channel id %d.\n", chip->channel_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- } else if (chip->channel_id == 0) {
- value = AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MIN +
- (chip->oti_data[chip->channel_id] -
- AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_BASE);
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "%d\n", value);
- }
- return sysfs_emit(buf, "%u\n", chip->oti_data[chip->channel_id]);
-}
-
-static inline ssize_t ad7816_set_oti(struct device *dev,
- struct device_attribute *attr,
- const char *buf,
- size_t len)
-{
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev = dev_to_iio_dev(dev);
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
- long value;
- u8 data;
- int ret;
-
- ret = kstrtol(buf, 10, &value);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- if (chip->channel_id > AD7816_CS_MAX) {
- dev_err(dev, "Invalid oti channel id %d.\n", chip->channel_id);
- return -EINVAL;
- } else if (chip->channel_id == 0) {
- if (value < AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MIN ||
- value > AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MAX)
- return -EINVAL;
-
- data = (u8)(value - AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_MIN +
- AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_BASE);
- } else {
- if (value < AD7816_BOUND_VALUE_BASE || value > 255)
- return -EINVAL;
-
- data = (u8)value;
- }
-
- ret = ad7816_spi_write(chip, data);
- if (ret)
- return -EIO;
-
- chip->oti_data[chip->channel_id] = data;
-
- return len;
-}
-
-static IIO_DEVICE_ATTR(oti, 0644,
- ad7816_show_oti, ad7816_set_oti, 0);
-
-static struct attribute *ad7816_event_attributes[] = {
- &iio_dev_attr_oti.dev_attr.attr,
- NULL,
-};
-
-static const struct attribute_group ad7816_event_attribute_group = {
- .attrs = ad7816_event_attributes,
- .name = "events",
-};
-
-static const struct iio_info ad7816_info = {
- .attrs = &ad7816_attribute_group,
- .event_attrs = &ad7816_event_attribute_group,
-};
-
-/*
- * device probe and remove
- */
-
-static int ad7816_probe(struct spi_device *spi_dev)
-{
- struct ad7816_chip_info *chip;
- struct iio_dev *indio_dev;
- int i, ret;
-
- indio_dev = devm_iio_device_alloc(&spi_dev->dev, sizeof(*chip));
- if (!indio_dev)
- return -ENOMEM;
- chip = iio_priv(indio_dev);
-
- ret = devm_mutex_init(&spi_dev->dev, &chip->lock);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- chip->spi_dev = spi_dev;
- for (i = 0; i <= AD7816_CS_MAX; i++)
- chip->oti_data[i] = 203;
-
- chip->id = spi_get_device_id(spi_dev)->driver_data;
- chip->rdwr_pin = devm_gpiod_get(&spi_dev->dev, "rdwr", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
- if (IS_ERR(chip->rdwr_pin)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(chip->rdwr_pin);
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "Failed to request rdwr GPIO: %d\n",
- ret);
- return ret;
- }
- chip->convert_pin = devm_gpiod_get(&spi_dev->dev, "convert",
- GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
- if (IS_ERR(chip->convert_pin)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(chip->convert_pin);
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "Failed to request convert GPIO: %d\n",
- ret);
- return ret;
- }
- if (chip->id == ID_AD7816 || chip->id == ID_AD7817) {
- chip->busy_pin = devm_gpiod_get(&spi_dev->dev, "busy",
- GPIOD_IN);
- if (IS_ERR(chip->busy_pin)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(chip->busy_pin);
- dev_err(&spi_dev->dev, "Failed to request busy GPIO: %d\n",
- ret);
- return ret;
- }
- }
-
- indio_dev->name = spi_get_device_id(spi_dev)->name;
- indio_dev->info = &ad7816_info;
- indio_dev->modes = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-
- if (spi_dev->irq) {
- /* Only low trigger is supported in ad7816/7/8 */
- ret = devm_request_threaded_irq(&spi_dev->dev, spi_dev->irq,
- NULL,
- &ad7816_event_handler,
- IRQF_TRIGGER_LOW | IRQF_ONESHOT,
- indio_dev->name,
- indio_dev);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
- }
-
- ret = devm_iio_device_register(&spi_dev->dev, indio_dev);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- dev_info(&spi_dev->dev, "%s temperature sensor and ADC registered.\n",
- indio_dev->name);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
-static const struct of_device_id ad7816_of_match[] = {
- { .compatible = "adi,ad7816", },
- { .compatible = "adi,ad7817", },
- { .compatible = "adi,ad7818", },
- { }
-};
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, ad7816_of_match);
-
-static const struct spi_device_id ad7816_id[] = {
- { .name = "ad7816", .driver_data = ID_AD7816 },
- { .name = "ad7817", .driver_data = ID_AD7817 },
- { .name = "ad7818", .driver_data = ID_AD7818 },
- { }
-};
-
-MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(spi, ad7816_id);
-
-static struct spi_driver ad7816_driver = {
- .driver = {
- .name = "ad7816",
- .of_match_table = ad7816_of_match,
- },
- .probe = ad7816_probe,
- .id_table = ad7816_id,
-};
-module_spi_driver(ad7816_driver);
-
-MODULE_AUTHOR("Sonic Zhang <sonic.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>");
-MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Analog Devices AD7816/7/8 digital temperature sensor driver");
-MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
--
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