* Problem about Read Multiple Raw Function
@ 2019-11-26 12:56 Oezguen Guenyeli
2019-11-26 15:16 ` Jonathan Cameron
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From: Oezguen Guenyeli @ 2019-11-26 12:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-iio
Hi,
I am developing Linux iio driver for one sensor and sensor provides 15 measurement samples that have to been sent the user-space for high level algorithm.
I can read data from dev/iio:device and I can apply high-level algorithm. However, I have problem about read_raw_multi function. Max_len pass value as INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS in iio_read_channel_info function that locates in industrialio-core.c file and INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS is defined 4 in iio.h file.
Is there any specific reason to define 4 ? Because in that way I cannot pass 15 values to user space with read_raw_multi function.
Thanks,
Özgün Kemal Günyeli
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* Re: Problem about Read Multiple Raw Function
2019-11-26 12:56 Problem about Read Multiple Raw Function Oezguen Guenyeli
@ 2019-11-26 15:16 ` Jonathan Cameron
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From: Jonathan Cameron @ 2019-11-26 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Oezguen Guenyeli; +Cc: linux-iio
On Tue, 26 Nov 2019 12:56:11 +0000
Oezguen Guenyeli <oezguen.guenyeli.wg@renesas.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am developing Linux iio driver for one sensor and sensor provides 15 measurement samples that have to been sent the user-space for high level algorithm.
> I can read data from dev/iio:device and I can apply high-level algorithm. However, I have problem about read_raw_multi function. Max_len pass value as INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS in iio_read_channel_info function that locates in industrialio-core.c file and INDIO_MAX_RAW_ELEMENTS is defined 4 in iio.h file.
> Is there any specific reason to define 4 ? Because in that way I cannot pass 15 values to user space with read_raw_multi function.
Yes.
The intent is that read_raw multi is used for well defined types. The
largest of those that has been defined in the IIO ABI is quaternions, which
have 4 elements, hence the limit.
There is little point in using IIO for a device such as the one you describe as
no generic userspace code is ever going to work with it.
If you have a series of values that are separate well defined channels, but need
to sample them in one go, then use the buffered interface and read them via
a chardev. If not and there is a good reason why these 15 numbers represent
one 'thing' then pitch the new userspace ABI and we can consider changing
that limit.
Thanks,
Jonathan
>
> Thanks,
>
> Özgün Kemal Günyeli
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