RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH] i2c: pca954x: Add property to skip disabling PCA954x MUX device

From: Biwen Li
Date: Sun Sep 29 2019 - 22:48:15 EST


>
> Hello Biwen,
>
> > + /* Errata ID E-00013 on board LS2088ARDB and LS2088ARDB:
> > + * The point here is that you must not disable a mux if there
> > + * are no pullups on the input or you mess up the I2C. This
> > + * needs to be put into the DTS really as the kernel cannot
> > + * know this otherwise.
> > + */
>
> Can you please explain what a "mess up" is?
This is a hardware bug that happened on NXP board LS2085ARDB and LS2088ARDB.
So give a software fix for the hardware bug.
>
> And also, should we put this new DTS property in related default bindings?
>
> If not, are you planning a documentation update for the users to notify them
> about this?
I will update bindings document on v2.
>
> --
> Cengiz Can <cengiz@xxxxxxxxxx>