linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] i2c: core: helper function to detect slave mode

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Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2017 11:49:59 +0000
From:   Luis Oliveira <Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com>
To:     Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>,
        Luis Oliveira <Luis.Oliveira@...opsys.com>
CC:     <robh+dt@...nel.org>, <mark.rutland@....com>,
        <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <vz@...ia.com>, <Ramiro.Oliveira@...opsys.com>,
        <Joao.Pinto@...opsys.com>, <CARLOS.PALMINHA@...opsys.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] i2c: core: helper function to detect slave mode

On 25-Jan-17 20:45, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
>> + * i2c_slave_mode_detect - detect operation mode
> 
> I'd rather name it 'i2c_detect_slave_mode'

I will do a V4 with this change.

> 
>> + * @dev:  The device owning the bus
>> + *
>> + * This checks the device nodes for an I2C slave by checking the address
>> + * used.
>> + *
>> + * Returns true if an I2C slave is detected, otherwise returns false.
> 
> Both paragraphs could be a little more explicit. It is not about
> "slaves" or "clients" in general, but about those entries which make the
> current master act as a slave, too.
> 

Ok, I see your point of view. I will reword it also.

> The code looks good to me, so we are close to go!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
>    Wolfram
> 

Great! Thanks