linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: helper function to detect slave mode

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Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2017 23:32:12 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Luis Oliveira <Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com>
Cc:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ramiro.Oliveira@...opsys.com, Joao Pinto <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>,
        CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: core: helper function to detect slave mode

On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 7:46 PM, Luis Oliveira
<Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com> wrote:
> On 06-Jan-17 17:17, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 7:15 PM, Luis Oliveira
>> <Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com> wrote:
>>> On 06-Jan-17 16:29, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 7:24 PM, Luis Oliveira
>>
>>>> Please, add kernel doc description here, important thing is to explain
>>>> return codes in Return: section of it.
>>>>
>>>>> +int i2c_slave_mode_detect(struct device *dev)
>>
>> Just to make sure you didn't miss this one.
>>
>>
> Yes, I saw it. You were talking of something like this, right?
>
> /**
>  * i2c_slave_mode_detect - detect operation mode
>  * @dev:  The device owning the bus
>  *
>  * This checks the device nodes for a I2C slave by checking the address

a -> an

>  * used.
>  *

>  * Returns true if a I2C slave is detected, otherwise returns false.

It has int type and I would reword this accordingly.

Something like

 * Return:
 * 1 when an I2C slave is detected, 0 for I2C master mode,
 * and negative error otherwise.


>  */



-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko