linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: Let users disable "Probe an I2C bus for certain devices"

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Message-ID: <20130604174900.GA2992@katana>
Date:	Tue, 4 Jun 2013 19:49:02 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Grygorii Strashko <grygorii.strashko@...com>
Cc:	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-omap@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: Let users disable "Probe an I2C bus for certain
 devices"

On Tue, Jun 04, 2013 at 08:33:42PM +0300, Grygorii Strashko wrote:

> Currently the I2C devices instantiation Method 3 "Probe an I2C bus for
> certain devices" (see Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices) is always
> enabled for all platforms (boards) and can't be disabled.

Not true. Set .class = 0 for your adapter. I always ask authors of new
drivers if they really need to set .class to something.


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