From: Wolfram Sang <wsa-z923LK4zBo2bacvFa/9K2g@public.gmane.org>
To: Javier Martinez Canillas
<javier-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
linux-i2c-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/7] i2c: core: Export I2C module alias information in dummy driver
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2015 18:55:32 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150826165532.GC1521@katana> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1440484277-32675-2-git-send-email-javier-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
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On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 08:31:11AM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> The I2C core always reports the MODALIAS uevent as "i2c:<modalias>"
> regardless of the mechanism that was used to register the device
> (i.e: OF or board code) and the table that is used later to match
> the driver with the device (i.e: I2C id table or OF match table).
>
> So drivers needs to export the I2C id table and this be built into
> the module or udev won't have the necessary information to autoload
> the needed driver module when the device is added.
>
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
The dummy driver is always loaded when the i2c core inits.
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Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-08-25 6:31 [RESEND PATCH 0/7] Export I2C and OF module aliases in missing drivers Javier Martinez Canillas
2015-08-25 6:31 ` [RESEND PATCH 1/7] i2c: core: Export I2C module alias information in dummy driver Javier Martinez Canillas
[not found] ` <1440484277-32675-2-git-send-email-javier-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
2015-08-26 16:55 ` Wolfram Sang [this message]
2015-08-26 18:09 ` Javier Martinez Canillas
[not found] ` <55DE00F6.1070206-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
2015-08-31 20:31 ` Wolfram Sang
2015-08-31 22:30 ` Javier Martinez Canillas
[not found] ` <55E4D57E.7050708-JPH+aEBZ4P+UEJcrhfAQsw@public.gmane.org>
2015-08-31 22:46 ` Wolfram Sang
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