[PATCH v3 02/28] docs: i2c: summary: extend introduction

Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-29T15:20:12Z

- state the "official" name (I²C, not I2C, according to the spec) at
the beginning but keep using the more practical I2C elsewhere
- mention some known different names
- add link to the specification document

Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>

---

Changes in v2:
- clarify sentence (Jean Delvare)
---
Documentation/i2c/summary.rst | 18 ++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
index 3a24eac17375..dbab737d5075 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst
@@ -2,12 +2,18 @@
I2C and SMBus
=============

-I2C (pronounce: I squared C) is a protocol developed by Philips. It is a
-slow two-wire protocol (variable speed, up to 400 kHz), with a high speed
-extension (3.4 MHz). It provides an inexpensive bus for connecting many
-types of devices with infrequent or low bandwidth communications needs.
-I2C is widely used with embedded systems. Some systems use variants that
-don't meet branding requirements, and so are not advertised as being I2C.
+I²C (pronounce: I squared C and written I2C in the kernel documentation) is
+a protocol developed by Philips. It is a slow two-wire protocol (variable
+speed, up to 400 kHz), with a high speed extension (3.4 MHz). It provides
+an inexpensive bus for connecting many types of devices with infrequent or
+low bandwidth communications needs. I2C is widely used with embedded
+systems. Some systems use variants that don't meet branding requirements,
+and so are not advertised as being I2C but come under different names,
+e.g. TWI (Two Wire Interface), IIC.
+
+The official I2C specification is the `"I2C-bus specification and user
+manual" (UM10204) <https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf>`_
+published by NXP Semiconductors.

SMBus (System Management Bus) is based on the I2C protocol, and is mostly
a subset of I2C protocols and signaling. Many I2C devices will work on an
--
2.25.0