Re: [PATCH 0/3] iio: add unit converter

From: Linus Walleij
Date: Sat Mar 24 2018 - 12:34:26 EST


On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 2:48 PM, Jonathan Cameron <jic23@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Mar 2018 14:59:41 +0100
> Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> So, not super-happy about that either. And maybe leave the mux
>> where it is? It's just that I have the feeling that the iio-mux
>> is never going to get any friends in its category, and the mux
>> and the unit-converter are kind of related in that they operate
>> on other channels. But maybe that's only logical it you know how
>> they are implemented...
>
> Perhaps Analog Front ends?
> We could move the amplifier driver into the same directory as well,
> though right now that driver is not passing the channels through
> (it's often used without there being an IIO ADC behind it I think...)

(passive) linear scaler?
analog linear scaler?
But maybe these supersets are not broad enough.

Or just invent another acronym akin to "PHY" such as
"AIF" (analog interface)?

Yours,
Linus Walleij