Re: [PATCH 00/17] i2c: deprecate class based instantiation for embedded I2C drivers

2014-03-28 Thread Wolfram Sang
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:03:54AM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote: > With I2C, class based instantiation means if a master driver has e.g. > I2C_CLASS_HWMON set, all slave drivers with this class will try to probe a > device using an array of possible addresses and some heuristics. That creates >

Re: [PATCH 00/17] i2c: deprecate class based instantiation for embedded I2C drivers

2014-03-28 Thread Wolfram Sang
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 11:03:54AM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote: With I2C, class based instantiation means if a master driver has e.g. I2C_CLASS_HWMON set, all slave drivers with this class will try to probe a device using an array of possible addresses and some heuristics. That creates traffic

[PATCH 00/17] i2c: deprecate class based instantiation for embedded I2C drivers

2014-02-10 Thread Wolfram Sang
With I2C, class based instantiation means if a master driver has e.g. I2C_CLASS_HWMON set, all slave drivers with this class will try to probe a device using an array of possible addresses and some heuristics. That creates traffic and needs time, even when nothing is connected. This mechanism is

[PATCH 00/17] i2c: deprecate class based instantiation for embedded I2C drivers

2014-02-10 Thread Wolfram Sang
With I2C, class based instantiation means if a master driver has e.g. I2C_CLASS_HWMON set, all slave drivers with this class will try to probe a device using an array of possible addresses and some heuristics. That creates traffic and needs time, even when nothing is connected. This mechanism is