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Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:30:23 -0600
From: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
To: Petre Rodan <petre.rodan@subdimension.ro>
Cc: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] dt-bindings: iio: pressure: honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml
 add sleep-mode
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On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 09:30:30AM +0200, Petre Rodan wrote:
> 
> Hello Krzysztof,
> 
> On Wed, Jan 10, 2024 at 09:48:34PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > On 10/01/2024 18:22, Petre Rodan wrote:
> > > Add sleep-mode property present in some custom chips.
> > > 
> > > This flag activates a special wakeup sequence prior to conversion.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Petre Rodan <petre.rodan@subdimension.ro>
> > > ---
> > >  .../bindings/iio/pressure/honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml      | 10 ++++++++++
> > >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/pressure/honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/pressure/honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml
> > > index 89977b9f01cf..350da1d6991b 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/pressure/honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/pressure/honeywell,hsc030pa.yaml
> > > @@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ properties:
> > >        Maximum pressure value the sensor can measure in pascal.
> > >        To be specified only if honeywell,pressure-triplet is set to "NA".
> > > 
> > > +  honeywell,sleep-mode:
> > 
> > "Sleep mode" naming suggests there are choices, like mode foo and mode
> > bar. Probably you want something like "sleep-between-measurements" or
> > something matching how does it work.
> 
> "sleep mode" is the terminology used by Honeywell and it defines a chip capability.
> it is present in the HSC/SSC and ABP series of ICs.
> 
> other such options (capabilities) include temperature output in the ABP series.
> 
> the action the driver needs to perform if this option is present is to provide a
> wake-up sequence before reading out the conversions.
> 
> now regarding a rename of this property, I would vote to leave it as is - for the
> users to have a 1:1 equivalence of terms between the driver and the datasheet.
> 
> I say that because for instance in circuit design when a part symbol and
> footprint is drawn based on a datasheet it is recommended to keep the same pin
> notations and the same block diagram as in the datasheet, precisely for this 1:1
> equivalence, so there is no uncertainty for the end-user.

At least add a '-en' suffix so it is clear this property enables the 
mode. We have both flavors (enables and disables). 

Low power modes between samples is pretty common on these devices. We 
should consider if this should be a common property. Jonathan?

Rob