linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] adt7473: New driver for Analog Devices ADT7473 sensor chip

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Message-ID: <20080219105210.2b8b0960@hyperion.delvare>
Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2008 10:52:10 +0100
From:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
To:	"Darrick J. Wong" <djwong@...ibm.com>
Cc:	"Mark M. Hoffman" <mhoffman@...htlink.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	lm-sensors <lm-sensors@...sensors.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] adt7473: New driver for Analog Devices  ADT7473 sensor
 chip

On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:32:34 -0800, Darrick J. Wong wrote:
> Ok.  I wonder if the nouveau people have any intention to
> reverse-engineer the i2c controller?

There's probably not much to reverse-engineer, the nvidiafb driver has
been supporting the I2C controllers (using software-driven bit-banging)
for a long time now. Maybe the hardware can do better but it's probably
not a big deal as I2C access on a graphics adapter isn't performance
critical.

-- 
Jean Delvare
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