* [PATCH v3] staging: pi433: add docs to packet_format and tx_start_condition enum
@ 2021-12-31 0:19 Paulo Miguel Almeida
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From: Paulo Miguel Almeida @ 2021-12-31 0:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gregkh, paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas; +Cc: linux-staging, linux-kernel
While pi433 driver deals with the nuances of the different possible
config combinations, it's hard (at first) to understand the rationale
for some of the tx/rx-related source code unless you're fairly familiar
with the rf69's inner workings.
This patch documents the expected behaviour and limits of both
packet_format and tx_start_condition enum fields.
Signed-off-by: Paulo Miguel Almeida <paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas@gmail.com>
---
v3: fix formatting issue (Req Greg k-h bot)
v2: remove comments pointed out during v1 review (Req Greg k-h)
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20211229094713.GA28795@localhost.localdomain/
---
drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h | 12 ++++++++++++
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
index fbf56fcf5fe8..b33a33a85d3b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/pi433/rf69_enum.h
@@ -110,12 +110,24 @@ enum fifo_fill_condition {
};
enum packet_format {
+ /*
+ * Used when the size of payload is fixed in advance. This mode of
+ * operation may be of interest to minimize RF overhead by 1 byte as
+ * no length byte field is required
+ */
packet_length_fix,
+ /*
+ * Used when the size of payload isn't known in advance. It requires the
+ * transmitter to send the length byte in each packet so the receiver
+ * would know how to operate properly
+ */
packet_length_var
};
enum tx_start_condition {
+ /* the number of bytes in the FIFO exceeds FIFO_THRESHOLD */
fifo_level,
+ /* at least one byte in the FIFO */
fifo_not_empty
};
--
2.25.4
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