Re: [PATCH RFC v2 1/3] dt-bindings: iio: adc: Add reference-source property

[Jonathan Cameron]

On Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:40:10 -0500
David Lechner <dlechner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 6/22/26 2:30 PM, Kurt Borja wrote:
> > Some ADCs have configurable voltage reference sources for each channel.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Kurt Borja <kuurtb@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adc.yaml | 13 +++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adc.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adc.yaml
> > index b9bc02b5b07a4c7..fdad6b8276c934c 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adc.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/adc/adc.yaml
> > @@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ properties:
> >        device design and can interact with other characteristics such as
> >        settling time.
> >  
> > +  reference-source:  
> 
> Since this is an array, the name should be `reference-sources`.
> 
> > +    $ref: /schemas/types.yaml#/definitions/string-array
> > +    maxItems: 2
> > +    minItems: 1  
> 
> Maybe minItems here is OK, but I don't think we should put maxItems here.
> This way, it stays more flexible for other use cases.

I'm curious. What other usecases did you have in mind?

> 
> > +    description:
> > +      Indicates the voltage reference source or sources for this channel. Some
> > +      ADCs usually allow choosing between internal reference sources or a pair
> > +      of external pins.
> > +
> > +      If a single value is provided, it represents a single voltage reference
> > +      source. If two values are provided, the first one corresponds to the
> > +      positive source and the second to the negative source.
> > +
> >  anyOf:
> >    - oneOf:
> >        - required:
> >   
>