From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Uli Luckas Subject: Re: Grouping i2c bus drivers Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:04:14 +0200 Message-ID: <200806301604.15083.u.luckas@road.de> References: <20080627145236.2a20aaad@hyperion.delvare> <4868BE37.1090405@movial.fi> <20080630145532.5a8452b5@hyperion.delvare> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20080630145532.5a8452b5-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org> Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: i2c-bounces-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org Errors-To: i2c-bounces-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org To: i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org On Monday, 30. June 2008, Jean Delvare wrote: > On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:06:31 +0300, Riku Voipio wrote: > > Jean Delvare wrote: > > > obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_PASEMI) += i2c-pasemi.o > > > > I'm not sure if one would classify pa semi dualcore 2GHz systems > > as "embedded", but this i2c controller is embedded into the > > PA SEMI cpu.. > > By "embedded", I had "embedded systems" in mind, not whether the I2C > controller was part of the CPU. So it's down to: what systems are using > the PA Semi hardware. > I think neither notion of 'embedded' really does the right seperation for the link order problem. The actual question is: "do we need the bus for early system initialization". Therfore we should maybe call this group of drivers "I2C system bus drivers". Uli -- ------- ROAD ...the handyPC Company - - - ) ) ) Uli Luckas Software Development ROAD GmbH Bennigsenstr. 14 | 12159 Berlin | Germany fon: +49 (30) 230069 - 64 | fax: +49 (30) 230069 - 69 url: www.road.de Amtsgericht Charlottenburg: HRB 96688 B Managing directors: Hans-Peter Constien, Hubertus von Streit _______________________________________________ i2c mailing list i2c-GZX6beZjE8VD60Wz+7aTrA@public.gmane.org http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/i2c