Re: [PATCH v2] i2c: Add generic support passing secondary devices addresses

From: Lars-Peter Clausen
Date: Tue Apr 19 2016 - 09:02:16 EST


On 04/19/2016 02:40 PM, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 05:26:54PM +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
>> A generic API by indexes wont work. The order between DT and ACPI will most
>> likely be different. I'd even assume that the order will be different with
>> ACPI for the same device on different platforms.
>
> Yes, unfortunately that might be possible.
>
>> If we want to support ACPI over the same interface drivers need to provide a
>> lookup table that maps a name to the index.
>
> Indeed something like we already have with GPIOs. The lookup table could
> be filled from names in _DSD where it is available.

Does that mean you are OK with the patch as it is?