Re: checksum in (i2c) eeprom driver

From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Dec 09 2004 - 18:28:02 EST


On Thu, Dec 09, 2004 at 03:45:48PM +0100, Jean Delvare wrote:
>
> If the checksumming was that important, I guess it would have been the
> default, which it was not. If it is there for the sole purpose of
> allowing the user to prevent the eeprom driver from taking over
> non-eeprom chips, then the "ignore" module parameter can be used to
> achieve the same effect, faster, plus it is configurable on a
> per-address basis, while the checksum parameter isn't.

I agree, what's wrong with using the ignore stuff instead?

thanks,

greg k-h
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