Re: [PATCH] i2c/busses: Driver for Devantech USB-ISS I2C adapter

[Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>]

On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 01:41:53AM -0400, Bernhard Walle wrote:
> * Greg KH <greg@kroah.com> [2011-03-23 05:50]:
> > 
> > It should, you can talk to the device from userspace using that virtual
> > serial port, right?  Isn't that what you need to do here?
> > 
> > Why try to create a new type of interface to the device from what it was
> > supposed to be by the manufacturer?
> 
> The device is multi-function. It's quite common to use some (extended)
> USB-to-serial-converters also for serial busses like I²C or SPI. I know
> that from the FT2232C chip.
> 
> Using such a device as normal Linux I²C device makes perfectly sense,
> IMO.
> 
Correct. I use and need it as I2C bus controller. FWIW, that is what it is sold
for. User space access doesn't help me there.

Anyway, the only reason for submitting the driver was that I thought it might
be useful for others. Maybe not useful enough, and defintely not worth arguing
about it. I'll make it available as stand-alone driver; that should be good enough.

Thanks,
Guenter