Re: [PATCH RFC 1/3] dt-bindings: hwmon: Add tachometer interrupt to pwm-fan

From: Stefan Wahren
Date: Wed Jan 30 2019 - 15:24:09 EST


Hi Guenter,

> Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx> hat am 30. Januar 2019 um 18:28 geschrieben:
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2019 at 04:07:05PM +0100, Stefan Wahren wrote:
> > This adds the tachometer interrupt to the pwm-fan binding, which is
> > necessary for RPM support.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Stefan Wahren <stefan.wahren@xxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pwm-fan.txt | 3 +++
> > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pwm-fan.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pwm-fan.txt
> > index 49ca5d8..7f69b0b 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pwm-fan.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/hwmon/pwm-fan.txt
> > @@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ Required properties:
> >
> > Optional properties:
> > - fan-supply : phandle to the regulator that provides power to the fan
> > +- interrupts : contains a single interrupt specifier which describes the
> > + tachometer pin output of a 2 pulse-per-revolution fan.
> > + See interrupt-controller/interrupts.txt for the format.
>
> So a hypothetical {1,4} pulse-per-revolution fan would explicitly not be
> supported ? Why ?

i could add an additional property to specify the pulse per revolution and use the 2 as default (according to the Intel spec for 4 pin pwm fan) which should fit in most cases.

>
> Guenter