linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND PATCH v4 0/8] i2c: Relax mandatory I2C ID table passing

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Date:	Wed, 9 Mar 2016 12:30:33 +0700
From:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:	Kieran Bingham <kieranbingham@...il.com>
Cc:	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>,
	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v4 0/8] i2c: Relax mandatory I2C ID table passing

On Tue, 08 Mar 2016, Kieran Bingham wrote:

> On 8 Mar 2016 11:22, "Lee Jones" <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 12 Oct 2015, Kieran Bingham wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Wolfram,
> > >
> > > On 9 October 2015 at 22:16, Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > As said to Kieran personally in Dublin, I want a verification that all
> > > > binding methods still work, especially runtime instantiation for
> drivers
> > > > without i2c_device_ids.
> > >
> > > Ok, I should be able to find some time to look at that this week.
> > >
> > > >  Also, for the last patch, a verification should
> > > > be done if the drivers i2c_device_id hasn't been used meanwhile.
> > >
> > > I'll see what I can do ...
> > >
> > > > I'd also like to see 'probe_new' instead of 'probe2' for the new
> function
> > > > name. That should be it.
> > >
> > > Ok, obviously this is only a temporary naming so I don't mind either
> way,
> > > I'll do a rename for the next version
> > >
> > > I've also just found a compile failure to fix up on !CONFIG_OF, this
> > > can make its way into the respin.
> >
> > I still don't see this upstream.  What's the latest status?
> 
> Needs correct testing:
> "verification that all binding methods still work, especially runtime
> instantiation for drivers without i2c_device_ids."
> 
> Actually I rebased this set last week.  I was going to try and see if I can
> test in qemu. Just need to work out how to load DT fragments at runtime.

Sounds like an over-the-top solution.  Can't you just modprobe some modules?

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