From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Message-ID: <487F2157.90604@grandegger.com> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:39:19 +0200 From: Wolfgang Grandegger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Likely Subject: Re: [PATCH] Support for DS75 thermal sensor References: <487754DA.1060207@grandegger.com> <20080711145613.14380360@hyperion.delvare> <487DBB92.1070100@grandegger.com> <20080716113311.384d211e@hyperion.delvare> <487DC457.6000103@grandegger.com> <20080716121059.2dbbfebe@hyperion.delvare> <20080716140807.GB24045@secretlab.ca> <9e4733910807160718y580292abi5f44a05f466fd358@mail.gmail.com> <20080716162942.6fcb526d@hyperion.delvare> <487EF54C.5020007@grandegger.com> <20080717073312.GB30474@secretlab.ca> In-Reply-To: <20080717073312.GB30474@secretlab.ca> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Cc: Jean Delvare , Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Alan Clucas , Detlev Zundel , lm-sensors@lm-sensors.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Grant Likely wrote: > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 09:31:24AM +0200, Wolfgang Grandegger wrote: >> Jean Delvare wrote: >>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:18:26 -0400, Jon Smirl wrote: >>>> I've found this thread now. Why can't we totally remove probing from >>>> i2c-mpc? These are embedded systems, not open boxes like a PC. If a >>>> i2c client hasn't been converted to the new model yet, convert it >>>> before deploying with the new i2c-mpc driver. It's not very hard to >>>> convert the client drivers. >>> I tend to agree. And the number of unconverted drivers is getting very >>> low these days. Only 2 RTC drivers are left, and by the end of the day, >>> almost all hwmon drivers will be converted as well. >> Thinking more about it I also prefer removing the I2C_CLASS_HWMON flag >> completely. It just affects HWMON devices anyhow and if there is still >> an old style driver around, it should be converted. > > I'm cool with that. Good, just sent a new patch. Wolfgang.