From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jean Delvare Subject: Re: [patch 1/9] eeprom_93cx6: Add data direction control. Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 13:21:41 +0100 Message-ID: <20091207132141.1db65cd3@hyperion.delvare> References: <20091207121727.016092171@fluff.org.uk> <20091207121827.433183360@fluff.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux@simtec.co.uk, doong.ping@micrel.com, tristram.ha@micrel.com, Wolfram Sang , Linux Kernel To: Ben Dooks Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20091207121827.433183360@fluff.org.uk> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Mon, 07 Dec 2009 12:17:28 +0000, Ben Dooks wrote: > Some devices need to know if the data is to be output or read, so add a > data direction into the eeprom structure to tell the driver whether the > data line should be driven. > > The user in this case is the Micrel KS8851 which has a direction > control for the EEPROM data line and thus needs to know whether > to drive it (writing) or to tristate it for receiving. > > Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks > Cc: Wolfram Sang > Cc: Jean Delvare > Cc: Linux Kernel FYI, I will not be reviewing this patch nor any other patch to the eeprom_93cx6 driver. I have no clue what these devices are, no access to any and no interest in them either. -- Jean Delvare