Re: [PATCH] Add the of_find_i2c_device_by_node function

[Anton Vorontsov <avorontsov@ru.mvista.com>]

On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 05:50:15PM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Anton Vorontsov
> <avorontsov@ru.mvista.com> wrote:
> > Hi Jon,
> >
> > On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 10:00:40AM -0400, Jon Smirl wrote:
> >> Add the of_find_i2c_device_by_node function. This allows you to follow
> >> a reference in the device tree to an i2c device node and then locate
> >> the linux device instantiated by the device tree. Example use, an i2s
> >> codec controlled by i2c. Depends on patch exporting i2c root bus symbol.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Jon Smirl <jonsmirl@gmail.com>
> >
> > Few comments are below.
> >
> >> ---
> >>  drivers/of/of_i2c.c |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> >>  1 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
> >> index 6a98dc8..ba7b394 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/of/of_i2c.c
> >> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
> >>  void of_register_i2c_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> >>                            struct device_node *adap_node)
> >>  {
> >> -     void *result;
> >> +     struct i2c_client *i2c_dev;
> >>       struct device_node *node;
> >>
> >>       for_each_child_of_node(adap_node, node) {
> >> @@ -41,18 +41,38 @@ void of_register_i2c_devices(struct i2c_adapter *adap,
> >>
> >>               info.addr = *addr;
> >>
> >> -             request_module(info.type);
> >> +             request_module("%s", info.type);
> >
> > Patch description doesn't mention this change.
> 
> Patches for this have been posted before by other people and they
> aren't making it in.
> 
> This is the original mail....
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/6/13/290
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/6/12/8
> I can't find the ones patching i2c.

Well, I didn't disagree with the change. I think this is good change
(and good catch, btw).

Just mention it in the patch description (or better yet, you could send
a separate patch for this particular issue, it seems quite serious).


Thanks,

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Anton Vorontsov
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