RE: Adding custom functional callbacks to IIO driver

From: Anand Ashok Dumbre
Date: Fri Feb 12 2021 - 06:40:58 EST


Thanks a lot I will go through it.

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> From: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> Subject: Re: Adding custom functional callbacks to IIO driver
>
> On 2/12/21 12:07 PM, Anand Ashok Dumbre wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have an IIO adc driver that measures temperatures and voltages on the
> SOC.
> > There are other kernel modules interested in the temperature and voltage
> event information.
> >
> > Would using a custom callback registration mechanism be advisable?
> > Is there something similar done already in IIO that can be leveraged?
>
> Hi,
>
> Have a look at the IIO consumer API that allows other kernel modules to
> subscribe to the output of an IIO device.
> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/inclu
> de/linux/iio/consumer.h
>
>
> - Lars