Open Source Summit + ELC Europe 2018

This talk, by the original author and continuing maintainer of the Linux kernel IIO subystem looks at the path to where we are today, mistakes made, lessons learned and potential future directions.

A brief introduction will get the audience up to speed with IIO, in particular defining what IIO isn't! This will be use case driven; both common and the obscure / interesting.

This is not a tutorial, but rather a call to arms to drive things forward. It will include examples, but focus on the wider generalities rather than a deep dive. Diversions include taking a subsystem through staging; difficulty of defining userspace ABI; userspace drivers vs kernel drivers; mentor-ship both received and passed on; and the importance of community building and attracting new contributors!

No detailed knowledge of the kernel is necessary, just an interest in improving Linux support of sensors.