[PATCH v2 4/4] iio: Add OF support

Guenter Roeck linux at roeck-us.net
Tue Feb 5 04:51:34 EST 2013


On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 09:12:14AM -0800, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 12:14:52AM +0100, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > On Sunday 03 of February 2013 19:55:47 Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> > > On 02/03/2013 06:30 PM, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > > > On Sunday 03 of February 2013 09:01:07 Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > >> On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 12:52:40PM +0100, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > > >>> On Sunday 03 of February 2013 12:29:23 Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> > > >>>> On 02/03/2013 03:06 AM, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > >>>>> On Sun, Feb 03, 2013 at 02:30:24AM +0100, Tomasz Figa wrote:
> > > >>>>>> Hi Guenter,
> > > >>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>> Some comments inline.
> > > >>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>> On Saturday 02 of February 2013 16:59:40 Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > > >>>>>>> Provide bindings and parse OF data during initialization.
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux at roeck-us.net>
> > > >>>>>>> ---
> > > >>>>>>> - Documentation update per feedback
> > > >>>>>>> - Dropped io-channel-output-names from the bindings document.
> > > >>>>>>> The
> > > >>>>>>> property is not used in the code, and it is not entirely clear
> > > >>>>>>> what
> > > >>>>>>> it
> > > >>>>>>> would be used for. If there is a need for it, we can add it back
> > > >>>>>>> in
> > > >>>>>>> later on.
> > > >>>>>>> - Don't export OF specific API calls
> > > >>>>>>> - For OF support, no longer depend on iio_map
> > > >>>>>>> - Add #ifdef CONFIG_OF where appropriate, and ensure that the
> > > >>>>>>> code
> > > >>>>>>> still builds if it is not selected.
> > > >>>>>>> - Change iio_channel_get to take device pointer as argument
> > > >>>>>>> instead
> > > >>>>>>> of
> > > >>>>>>> device name. Retain old API as of_iio_channel_get_sys.
> > > >>>>>>> - iio_channel_get now works for both OF and non-OF
> > > >>>>>>> configurations.
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt       |   76
> > > >>>>>>>  ++++++++
> > > >>>>>>>  drivers/iio/inkern.c                               |  186
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> ++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 262 insertions(+)
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>  create mode 100644
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> diff --git
> > > >>>>>>> a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> > > >>>>>>> b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt new
> > > >>>>>>> file
> > > >>>>>>> mode
> > > >>>>>>> 100644
> > > >>>>>>> index 0000000..58df5f6
> > > >>>>>>> --- /dev/null
> > > >>>>>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt
> > > >>>>>>> @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
> > > >>>>>>> +This binding is a work-in-progress. It is derived from clock
> > > >>>>>>> bindings,
> > > >>>>>>> +and based on suggestions from Lars-Peter Clausen [1].
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +Sources of IIO channels can be represented by any node in the
> > > >>>>>>> device
> > > >>>>>>> +tree.  Those nodes are designated as IIO providers.  IIO
> > > >>>>>>> consumer
> > > >>>>>>> +nodes use a phandle and IIO specifier pair to connect IIO
> > > >>>>>>> provider
> > > >>>>>>> +outputs to IIO inputs.  Similar to the gpio specifiers, an IIO
> > > >>>>>>> +specifier is an array of one or more cells identifying the IIO
> > > >>>>>>> +output on a device.  The length of an IIO specifier is defined
> > > >>>>>>> by
> > > >>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>> +value of a #io-channel-cells property in the clock provider
> > > >>>>>>> node.
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +[1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-iio&m=135902119507483&w=2
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +==IIO providers==
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +Required properties:
> > > >>>>>>> +#io-channel-cells: Number of cells in an IIO specifier;
> > > >>>>>>> Typically 0
> > > >>>>>>> for nodes +		   with a single IIO output and 1 for nodes
> > > > 
> > > > with
> > > > 
> > > >>>>>>> multiple +		   IIO outputs.
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +For example:
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +    adc: adc at 35 {
> > > >>>>>>> +	compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> > > >>>>>>> +	reg = <0x35>;
> > > >>>>>>> +        #io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > > >>>>>>> +    };
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +==IIO consumers==
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +Required properties:
> > > >>>>>>> +io-channels:	List of phandle and IIO specifier pairs, one
> > > > 
> > > > pair
> > > > 
> > > >>>>>>> +		for each IIO input to the device.  Note: if the
> > > >>>>>>> +		IIO provider specifies '0' for #clock-cells, then
> > > >>>>>>> +		only the phandle portion of the pair will appear.
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +Optional properties:
> > > >>>>>>> +io-channel-names:
> > > >>>>>>> +		List of IIO input name strings sorted in the same
> > > >>>>>>> +		order as the io-channels property.  Consumers 
> > drivers
> > > >>>>>>> +		will use io-channel-names to match IIO input names
> > > >>>>>>> +		with IIO specifiers.
> > > >>>>>>> +io-channel-ranges:
> > > >>>>>>> +		Empty property indicating that child nodes can 
> > inherit
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> named
> > > >>> 
> > > >>>>>>> +		IIO channels from this node. Useful for bus nodes 
> > to
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> provide
> > > >>> 
> > > >>>>>>> +		and IIO channel to their children.
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +For example:
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +    device {
> > > >>>>>>> +        io-channels = <&adc 1>, <&ref 0>;
> > > >>>>>>> +        io-channel-names = "vcc", "vdd";
> > > >>>>>>> +    };
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +This represents a device with two IIO inputs, named "vcc" and
> > > >>>>>>> "vdd".
> > > >>>>>>> +The vcc channel is connected to output 1 of the &adc device,
> > > >>>>>>> and
> > > >>>>>>> the
> > > >>>>>>> +vdd channel is connected to output 0 of the &ref device.
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +==Example==
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +	adc: max1139 at 35 {
> > > >>>>>>> +		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> > > >>>>>>> +		reg = <0x35>;
> > > >>>>>>> +		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > > >>>>>>> +	};
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +	...
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +	iio_hwmon {
> > > >>>>>>> +		compatible = "iio-hwmon";
> > > >>>>>>> +		io-channels = <&adc 0>, <&adc 1>, <&adc 2>,
> > > >>>>>>> +			<&adc 3>, <&adc 4>, <&adc 5>,
> > > >>>>>>> +			<&adc 6>, <&adc 7>, <&adc 8>,
> > > >>>>>>> +			<&adc 9>, <&adc 10>, <&adc 11>;
> > > >>>>>>> +		io-channel-names = "vcc", "vdd", "vref", "1.2V";
> > > >>>>>>> +	};
> > > >>>>>>> diff --git a/drivers/iio/inkern.c b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> > > >>>>>>> index b289915..d48f2a8 100644
> > > >>>>>>> --- a/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> > > >>>>>>> +++ b/drivers/iio/inkern.c
> > > >>>>>>> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>  #include <linux/export.h>
> > > >>>>>>>  #include <linux/slab.h>
> > > >>>>>>>  #include <linux/mutex.h>
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> +#include <linux/of.h>
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>  #include <linux/iio/iio.h>
> > > >>>>>>>  #include "iio_core.h"
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> @@ -92,6 +93,179 @@ static const struct iio_chan_spec
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>>  	return chan;
> > > >>>>>>>  
> > > >>>>>>>  }
> > > >>>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_OF
> > > >>>>>>> +
> > > >>>>>>> +static int iio_dev_node_match(struct device *dev, void *data)
> > > >>>>>>> +{
> > > >>>>>>> +	return !strcmp(dev->type->name, "iio_device") && dev-
> > >of_node
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> ==
> > > >>> 
> > > >>>>>> data;
> > > >>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>> Hmm, do you need to check type name here? One device node should
> > > >>>>>> rather
> > > >>>>>> represent only one device, making node an unique identifier.
> > > >>>>>> 
> > > >>>>>> It this is meant to be a sanity check, it could be done one time
> > > >>>>>> after
> > > >>>>>> finding the device.
> > > >>>>> 
> > > >>>>> Hi Tomasz,
> > > >>>>> 
> > > >>>>> This is what Lars had suggested earlier:
> > > >>>>>> Yes, use bus_find_device on iio_bus_type. A nice example how to
> > > >>>>>> use
> > > >>>>>> this to lookup device by of node is of_find_i2c_device_by_node.
> > > >>>>>> For
> > > >>>>>> IIO you also need to make sure that dev->type is iio_dev_type,
> > > >>>>>> since
> > > >>>>>> both devices and triggers are registered on the same bus.
> > > >>>>> 
> > > >>>>> Is it really needed, or in other words would it be sufficient to
> > > >>>>> check
> > > >>>>> if of_node and data match each other ? Your reasoning makes sense
> > > >>>>> to
> > > >>>>> me, and I had thought about it as well, but I don't really know,
> > > >>>>> and
> > > >>>>> I don't know how I could test it and guarantee correctness either.
> > > >>>>> I'll be happy to take the strcmp() out if someone tells me that it
> > > >>>>> is
> > > >>>>> definitely not needed ...
> > > >>>> 
> > > >>>> A IIO trigger and a IIO device may have the same of_node, e.g. if
> > > >>>> they
> > > >>>> both belong to the same physical device. But you don't need to do
> > > >>>> the
> > > >>>> strcmp just compare dev->type to iio_dev_type i.e. dev->type ==
> > > >>>> &iio_dev_type. Although it doesn't really matter in practice first
> > > >>>> check for the of_node then check for the type, since the of_node
> > > >>>> will
> > > >>>> only match for a few devices at most, the type will match for quite
> > > >>>> a
> > > >>>> few.
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> I must disagree.
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> If you have two IIO devices provided by one physical device, then in
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> device tree they should be represented as follows:
> > > >>> 	phys-dev at 12345678 {
> > > >>> 	
> > > >>> 		compatible = "some-physical-device";
> > > >>> 		/* ... */
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 		my_trig: iio-trigger {
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 			/* ... */
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 		};
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 		my_dev: iio-device {
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 			/* ... */
> > > >>> 		
> > > >>> 		};
> > > >>> 	
> > > >>> 	};
> > > >>> 
> > > >>> Notice that phys-dev works here as an IIO bus on which its IIO
> > > >>> devices
> > > >>> are available. This is related to the convention that single OF
> > > >>> device node represents single device, which would be violated
> > > >>> otherwise.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Right now the iio device is a child of the physical device, and I am
> > > >> simply passing of_node on to it. guess you are saying that is not
> > > >> correct ?
> > > >> 
> > > >> If so, what would be the correct approach ? Something like the
> > > >> following ?
> > > >> 
> > > >> 	voltage-sensor at 35 {
> > > >> 	
> > > >> 		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> > > >> 		reg = <0x35>;
> > > >> 		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > > >> 		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > > >> 		
> > > >> 		max1139-iio: iio-device {
> > > >> 		
> > > >> 			device_type = "iio_device";
> > > >> 			#io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > > >> 		
> > > >> 		};
> > > >> 	
> > > >> 	};
> > > >> 
> > > >> and in the driver probe function:
> > > >> 	if (parent->of_node)
> > > >> 	
> > > >> 		iio_dev->dev.of_node = of_find_node_by_type(parent-
> > >of_node,
> > > >> 
> > > >> "iio_device");
> > > >> 
> > > >> Another option would be to use of_find_compatible_node() and
> > > >> something
> > > >> like compatible = "iio-device";
> > > >> in the iio-device node.
> > > > 
> > > > A device node is defined as a node having compatible property. Other
> > > > nodes should be seen as helper nodes, which do not represent devices
> > > > (although they all have struct device_node in Linux).
> > > > 
> > > > Also, AFAIK, device_type is a deprecated property used by some legacy
> > > > PowerPC machines and for current machines only compatible should be
> > > > used.
> > > > 
> > > > So I guess the approach with compatible would be appropriate here.
> > > > 
> > > > However for physical devices providing only a single IIO device it
> > > > might> 
> > > > be better to allow simpler specification, like:
> > > >  	max1139-iio: voltage-sensor at 35 {
> > > >  	
> > > >  		compatible = "maxim,max1139", "iio_device";
> > > 
> > > I don't think this makes a lot of sense. First of all iio_device an
> > > artificial Linux term, while the device tree should describe the
> > > hardware.
> > 
> > Well, if you look at an iio_device as a subdevice of a physical device 
> > then it should make a bit more sense. (See nodes of GPIO/pinctrl pin banks 
> > or regulators of a PMIC chip.)
> > 
> > > Secondly there is no generic iio driver which could match on
> > > a node with a "iio_device" compability string and stuff would just
> > > work. I mean we don't do
> > > 
> > > compatible = "atmel,at91sam9260-i2c", "i2c-master";
> > > 
> > > or similar either.
> > 
> > Right. We don't need the other compatible for simple devices with single 
> > subdevice. This is implied by the driver registering a single IIO driver 
> > using the node of physical device.
> > 
> > > >  		reg = <0x35>;
> > > >  		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > > >  		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > > > 		
> > > > 		device_type = "iio_device";
> > 
> > Also we don't need this device_type. Basically we don't need to specify 
> > whether given node is an iio_device or an iio_trigger. It's up to the 
> > driver to register the node as a device or a trigger by setting dev.of_node 
> > field properly.
> > 
> > So my suggestion would be to make the bindings as following. For single 
> > subdevice:
> > 
> > 	voltage-sensor at 35 {
> > 		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> > 		reg = <0x35>;
> > 		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > 		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > 		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > 	};
> > 
> > For multiple subdevices:
> > 
> > 	voltage-sensor at 35 {
> > 		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> > 		reg = <0x35>;
> > 		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > 		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
> > 
> > 		subdevice1 {
> > 			/* Subdevice specific data */
> > 			#io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > 		};
> > 
> > 		subdevice2 {
> > 			/* Subdevice specific data */
> > 			#io-channel-cells = <1>;
> > 		}
> 
> Please provide an example how to parse that. Obviously now I can not look for
> "compatible" anymore. Sure, I can use of_get_child_by_name, but that means
> the sub-device names would have to be well defined. Or I could use
> of_find_node_by_name, but then I would need something like 
> 
>  	voltage-sensor at 35 {
>  		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
> 		iio-device;
>  		reg = <0x35>;
>  		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
>  		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
>  		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
>  	};

Never mind. My brain is really too flu-foggy to do anything.

Looks like I can use of_find_node_by_name if subdevice1 and subdevice2 have well defined
names such as iio-device or iio-trigger. It might even be possible to encode
multiple iio subdevices in names such as iio-device at 0 and iio-device at 1. But that
would (or not ?) mean that the names should be something like the following for
consistency.

	iio-device at 35 {
		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
		reg = <0x35>;
		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
		#io-channel-cells = <1>;
	};

For multiple subdevices:

	voltage-sensor at 35 {
		compatible = "maxim,max1139";
		reg = <0x35>;
		vcc-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;
		vref-supply = <&reg_3p3v>;

		iio-device {
			/* Subdevice specific data */
			#io-channel-cells = <1>;
		};

		iio-trigger {
			/* Subdevice specific data */
			#io-channel-cells = <1>;
		}

Does that make sense ?

Thanks,
Guenter


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