Re: [PATCH] iio: light: bh1750: Add hardware reset support via GPIO

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 18/03/2025 15:16, Sergio Pérez wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> El 17/03/2025 a las 8:24, Krzysztof Kozlowski escribió:
>> On 16/03/2025 15:55, Sergio Perez wrote:
>>> Some BH1750 sensors require a hardware reset before they can be
>>> detected on the I2C bus. This patch adds support for an optional
>>> reset GPIO that can be specified in the device tree.
>>>
>>> The reset sequence pulls the GPIO low and then high before
>>> initializing the sensor, which enables proper detection with
>>> tools like i2cdetect.
>>>
>>> Update the devicetree binding documentation to include the new
>>> reset-gpios property with examples.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Sergio Perez <sergio@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Please run scripts/checkpatch.pl and fix reported warnings. After that,
>> run also `scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict` and (probably) fix more
>> warnings. Some warnings can be ignored, especially from --strict run,
>> but the code here looks like it needs a fix. Feel free to get in touch
>> if the warning is not clear.

You keep ignoring paragraphs. Did you read this?

>>
>> <form letter>
>> Please use scripts/get_maintainers.pl to get a list of necessary people
>> and lists to CC. It might happen, that command when run on an older
>> kernel, gives you outdated entries. Therefore please be sure you base
>> your patches on recent Linux kernel.
>>
>> Tools like b4 or scripts/get_maintainer.pl provide you proper list of
>> people, so fix your workflow. Tools might also fail if you work on some
>> ancient tree (don't, instead use mainline) or work on fork of kernel
>> (don't, instead use mainline). Just use b4 and everything should be
>> fine, although remember about `b4 prep --auto-to-cc` if you added new
>> patches to the patchset.
>>
>> You missed at least devicetree list (maybe more), so this won't be
>> tested by automated tooling. Performing review on untested code might be
>> a waste of time.
>>
>> Please kindly resend and include all necessary To/Cc entries.
>> </form letter>
>>
> 
> Sorry, I had run the scripts/get_maintainer.pl tool and got fewer 
> recipients than necessary.  I have redone everything in a clean 
> installation and now I have obtained more recipients.

Please work on latest mainline tree, not some old clones. The cleanness
of tree does not matter here.

> 
> Any fixes I make in the patch I send to this same thread or should I 
> send it with git send-mail? I say this because perhaps I have done it 
> incorrectly and possibly created 3 versions, I apologize. My latest 
> version (v3) includes all the suggestions mentioned but due to my 

Not sure, maybe some, but not all. You still did not acknowledge the
first feedback I repeated here and v3 makes the same mistake.


> ignorance of the procedure I thought they should be sent to the list 
> again as before. Can I delete v2 and v3 and keep only the first version?

You cannot delete things sent to people. That's why you should check
things prior sending. Everything you send is archives and available for
everyone, publicly.

> 
>>> ---
>>>   .../devicetree/bindings/iio/light/bh1750.yaml |  20 +++-
>>>   drivers/iio/light/bh1750.c                    | 113 ++++++++++++------
>>
>> ... and please go through your patch and see what happened there.
>>>   2 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/bh1750.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/bh1750.yaml
>>> index 1a88b3c253d5..d53b221eb84b 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/bh1750.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/light/bh1750.yaml
>>> @@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ maintainers:
>>>   
>>>   description: |
>>>     Ambient light sensor with an i2c interface.
>>> +
>>> +  Some BH1750 sensors require a hardware reset before being properly detected
>>> +  on the I2C bus. This can be done using the optional reset-gpios property.
>>>   
>>>   properties:
>>>     compatible:
>>> @@ -23,6 +26,10 @@ properties:
>>>   
>>>     reg:
>>>       maxItems: 1
>>> +
>>> +  reset-gpios:
>>> +    description: GPIO connected to the sensor's reset line (active low)
>>> +    maxItems: 1
>>>   
>>>   required:
>>>     - compatible
>>> @@ -41,5 +48,16 @@ examples:
>>>           reg = <0x23>;
>>>         };
>>>       };
>>> +  - |
>>> +    i2c {
>>> +      #address-cells = <1>;
>>> +      #size-cells = <0>;
>>> +
>>> +      light-sensor@23 {
>>> +        compatible = "rohm,bh1750";
>>> +        reg = <0x23>;
>>> +        reset-gpios = <&gpio2 17 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
>>> +      };
>>> +    };
>>>   
>>> -...
>>> +...
>>> \ No newline at end of file
>> You have unrelated changed all over the place.
>>
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Krzysztof
> 
> Yes, in the patch I have prepared I have solved this problem, it only 
> adds the exact lines and does not modify anything else.

OK, so this one is solved, what about all the rest?

> 


Best regards,
Krzysztof