Re: [PATCH 2/2] i2c-designware-pci: Index Haswell ULT bus namesfrom 0

From: Jean Delvare
Date: Fri Jan 10 2014 - 03:00:01 EST


On Thu, 9 Jan 2014 16:12:14 -0800, Benson Leung wrote:
> Our devices and our platforms have some other requirements which
> turned me away from using i2c_register_board_info.
>
> i2c_register_board_info looks to create predeclarations for a specific
> i2c bus... However, right now, the chromeos_laptop driver is
> structured to do explicit declaration (using i2c_new_probed_device)
> *after* the busses have come up.
>
> Specifically, we have a class of atmel_mxt i2c touchpad/touchscreen
> devices that may appear at different addresses depending on whether
> the touch device is in bootloader mode or operational mode.
>
> For that reason, the chromeos_laptop driver uses i2c_new_probed_device
> with a list of possible addresses when dealing with the atmel touch
> device.
>
> You can see the driver here :
> drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c
>
> Is there some way of getting the "probe" behavior while using
> i2c_register_board_info?

No, i2c_register_board_info works only for devices which are always
present at a known address.

--
Jean Delvare
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