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Date:   Wed, 28 Jun 2017 11:08:17 +0800
From:   Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>
To:     Eddie James <eajames@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        wsa@...-dreams.de, robh+dt@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        joel@....id.au, andrew@...id.au,
        "Edward A. James" <eajames@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Documentation/devicetree: Add FSI-attached I2C master
 dt bindings

Hi Eddie,

>> Those child nodes represent the downstream i2c buses, and so also
>> contain the i2c slave devices, right? If so, you may want to document
>> that, and/or add a simple device to that example (say, an EEPROM).
> 
> Yes, good point, but the driver currently wouldn't do anything with that
> device information. It doesn't keep a list of populated devices on the
> bus or anything. Still worth adding them to the device tree?

Surely the i2c core needs this to be able to find i2c slave devices on
the bus though?

[You'll need to set i2c_adapter->dev.of_node for this to work though,
which I don't think you are with the current patch set]

Cheers,


Jeremy

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