From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rodolfo Giometti Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] i2c: ignore active clients detaching during adapter removal. Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 09:28:35 +0200 Message-ID: <20090529072835.GA4575@enneenne.com> References: <1233840973-13268-4-git-send-email-giometti@linux.it> <200902051602.44036.david-b@pacbell.net> <20090206102220.GF28554@enneenne.com> <20090206131520.232b53c3@hyperion.delvare> <20090206125907.GA8581@enneenne.com> <20090206221519.5fc3d2b9@hyperion.delvare> <20090209130642.GV7975@enneenne.com> <20090210120839.23592e38@hyperion.delvare> <20090218164812.GA11217@enneenne.com> <20090528095054.03fc2df3@hyperion.delvare> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20090528095054.03fc2df3-ig7AzVSIIG7kN2dkZ6Wm7A@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-i2c-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Jean Delvare Cc: David Brownell , linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, Kumar Gala , Peter Korsgaard List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 09:50:54AM +0200, Jean Delvare wrote: > Hi Rodolfo, > > Sorry for the late answer, I missed this post in the middle of the > thread. > > On Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:48:13 +0100, Rodolfo Giometti wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 12:08:39PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > Well, you can always do that if you want, but please first clearly > > > define the practical problem you are trying to solve. We are not going > > > to change the i2c core without a good reason. > > > > I created a new page here: > > > > http://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_bus_multiplexing > > Thanks for doing this! > > > Please, take a look and report everything should be fixed. :) > > Random comments: > > * I really would like to get rid of the "virtual" term that has been > repeatedly abused. Bus segments behind multiplexers are very real. > > * I am surprised that you use the term "trunk" for all segments, be > they in front of or behind multiplexers. When I think of a > multiplexer, I designate the segment between the controller and the > multiplexer as the trunk, and the segments behind the multiplexer as > branches. Both fixed. Please review the page again. :) Ciao, Rodolfo -- GNU/Linux Solutions e-mail: giometti-AVVDYK/kqiJWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org Linux Device Driver giometti-k2GhghHVRtY@public.gmane.org Embedded Systems phone: +39 349 2432127 UNIX programming skype: rodolfo.giometti