From: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
To: "Richard Röjfors" <richard.rojfors.ext@mocean-labs.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/9] I2C: i2c-ocores: Can add I2C devices to the bus
Date: Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:40:15 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k53qyca8.fsf@macbook.be.48ers.dk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A292050.7010602@mocean-labs.com> ("Richard Röjfors"'s message of "Fri\, 05 Jun 2009 15\:40\:32 +0200")
>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Röjfors <richard.rojfors.ext@mocean-labs.com> writes:
Richard> There is sometimes a need for the ocores driver to add
Richard> devices to the bus when installed.
Richard> i2c_register_board_info can not always be used, because the
Richard> I2C devices are not known at an early state, they could for
Richard> instance be connected on a I2C bus on a PCI device which has
Richard> the Open Cores IP.
Richard> i2c_new_device can not be used in all cases either since the
Richard> resulting bus nummer might be unknown.
Richard> The solution is the pass a list of I2C devices in the
Richard> platform data to the Open Cores driver. This is useful for
Richard> MFD drivers.
Richard> Signed-off-by: Richard Röjfors <richard.rojfors.ext@mocean-labs.com>
Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@sunsite.dk>
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Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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2009-06-05 13:40 [PATCH 3/9] I2C: i2c-ocores: Can add I2C devices to the bus Richard Röjfors
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