From: Lee Jones <lee.jones-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
To: Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-arm-kernel-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
grant.likely-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
linus.walleij-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org,
linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: Make I2C ID tables non-mandatory for DT'ed and/or ACPI'ed devices
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 13:55:43 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140530125543.GA29731@lee--X1> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20140530123656.GC2742@katana>
On Fri, 30 May 2014, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 01:26:36PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Currently the I2C framework insists on devices supplying an I2C ID
> > table. Many of the devices which do so unnecessarily adding quite a
> > few wasted lines to kernel code. This patch allows drivers a means
> > to 'not' supply the aforementioned table and match on either DT
> > and/or ACPI match tables instead.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
>
> Sadly, it is not that easy...
>
> > + /*
> > + * An I2C ID table is not madatory, if and only if, a suitable Device
> > + * Tree and/or ACPI match table entry is supplied for the probing
> > + * device.
> > + */
>
> That means we end up with drivers which cannot be used for run-time
> instantiation via the 'new_device'-file in sysfs. I don't like that.
Would you mind explaining that a little please? And perhaps point me
to the code?
--
Lee Jones
Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2014-05-30 12:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-05-30 12:26 [PATCH 0/{1,1}] i2c: Make I2C ID tables non-mandatory for DT/ACPI Lee Jones
2014-05-30 12:26 ` [PATCH] i2c: Make I2C ID tables non-mandatory for DT'ed and/or ACPI'ed devices Lee Jones
2014-05-30 12:36 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-05-30 12:55 ` Lee Jones [this message]
2014-05-30 13:34 ` Lee Jones
2014-05-30 17:48 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-05-30 19:25 ` Lee Jones
2014-05-31 13:48 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-06-02 12:16 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkdZvyfA0aaJe3YuevXfA2pTZLRPZ3mQpitL6qD7=qE0Xyg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-02 12:38 ` Wolfram Sang
2014-06-02 13:26 ` Linus Walleij
2014-06-02 13:26 ` Lee Jones
2014-06-02 14:29 ` Michael Lawnick
2014-06-03 11:18 ` Linus Walleij
2014-06-04 6:09 ` Michael Lawnick
[not found] ` <538EB81B.3090807-Mmb7MZpHnFY@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-12 7:55 ` Linus Walleij
[not found] ` <CACRpkda3bL=y3Dmkf59LT97Liep=XEzgE3P-YngLeD_w1qcAzQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-06-12 9:28 ` Michael Lawnick
2014-05-30 12:26 ` Lee Jones
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