linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] cirrus-logic-framebuffer-i2c-support.patch

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:55:49 +0200
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
Cc:	"Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] cirrus-logic-framebuffer-i2c-support.patch

> > X has its own i2c functionality which is completely separate from the
> > kernel i2c layer.
> 
> Yes, but X11 could use I2C adapter functionality provided by the
> kernel.

Yes, it should. Now, go convince the X folks to do so...

In practice, I would guess that both X and the framebuffer drivers only
use the I2C/DDC channel to read the monitor's EDID at initialization
time, so the risk of concurrent accesses is thin.

Good luck,
-- 
Jean Delvare
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