On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 05:07:10PM +0200, Eugen Hristev wrote: > Add bindings for producer/consumer for iio triggers. > > Similar with iio channels, the iio triggers can be connected between drivers: > one driver will be a producer by registering iio triggers, and another driver > will connect as a consumer. > > Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <[email protected]> > --- > .../devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt | 52 > +++++++++++++++++++++- > 1 file changed, 51 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt > b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt > index 68d6f8c..d861f0df 100644 > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/iio/iio-bindings.txt > @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ value of a #io-channel-cells property in the IIO provider > node. > > [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-iio&m=135902119507483&w=2 > > +Moreover, the provider can have a set of triggers that can be attached to > +from the consumer drivers. > + > + > ==IIO providers== > > Required properties: > @@ -18,6 +22,11 @@ Required properties: > with a single IIO output and 1 for nodes with multiple > IIO outputs. > > +Optional properties: > +#io-trigger-cells: Number of cells for the IIO trigger specifier. Typically 0 > + for nodes with a single IIO trigger and 1 for nodes with > + multiple IIO triggers. > + > Example for a simple configuration with no trigger: > > adc: voltage-sensor@35 { > @@ -26,7 +35,7 @@ Example for a simple configuration with no trigger: > #io-channel-cells = <1>; > }; > > -Example for a configuration with trigger: > +Example for a configuration with channels provided by trigger: > > adc@35 { > compatible = "some-vendor,some-adc"; > @@ -42,6 +51,17 @@ Example for a configuration with trigger: > }; > }; > > +Example for a configuration for a trigger provider: > + > + adc: sensor-with-trigger@35 { > + compatible = "some-vendor,some-adc"; > + reg = <0x35>; > + #io-channel-cells = <1>; > + #io-trigger-cells = <1>; > + /* other properties */ > + }; > + > + > ==IIO consumers== > > Required properties: > @@ -61,16 +81,38 @@ io-channel-ranges: > IIO channels from this node. Useful for bus nodes to provide > and IIO channel to their children. > > +io-triggers: List of phandle and IIO specifier pairs, one pair > + for each trigger input to the device. Note: if the > + IIO trigger provider specifies '0' for #io-trigger-cells, > + then only the phandle portion of the pair will appear. > + > +io-trigger-names: > + List of IIO trigger input name strings sorted in the same > + order as the io-triggers property. Consumers drivers > + will use io-trigger-names to match IIO trigger input names > + with IIO specifiers. > + > +io-trigger-ranges: > + Empty property indicating that child nodes can inherit named > + IIO triggers from this node. Useful for bus nodes to provide > + IIO triggers to their children.
I think it would be better to be explicit in the child nodes. What's the use you had in mind? Rob
