Via KT600 as I2C controller

[mds@paradyne.com (Mark Studebaker)]

thanks. would you please download the latest lm_sensors CVS
and compile the userspace tools with 2.6 support
(make user and make user_install)
and use i2cdetect and i2cdump to test the driver.
use all modes of i2cdump that work (b,w,c,s)
On a DIMM eeprom, for example, all modes should return the
same data.


Jean Delvare wrote:
> 
> > I have an A7V600 motherboard, which has a Via 8237 on it.
> > It is not supported by current 2.6 kernels (test8, for example).
> > I have added support by adding the following lines to vt596_ids[] in
> > /usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test8/drivers/i2c/busses/i2c-viapro.c.
> >
> >     {
> >         .vendor     = PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA,
> >         .device     = PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8237,
> >         .subvendor  = PCI_ANY_ID,
> >         .subdevice  = PCI_ANY_ID,
> >         .driver_data    = SMBBA3
> >     },
> >
> > I have not observed any brokenness, having used it for several weeks.
> > I could, of course, continue making the change to future kernel
> > versions, but this would surely benefit others if in the regular dist.
> 
> I've added support in our CVS repository. I will also send a patch to
> Greg KH for Linux 2.6. Don't expect it to be added before 2.6.0 final
> though, since only bug fixes will be accepted for now.
> 
> --
> Jean Delvare
> http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/