linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] i2c: add ACPI support for I2C mux ports

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Message-ID: <20151023101611.GH13380@katana>
Date:	Fri, 23 Oct 2015 12:16:11 +0200
From:	Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:	Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Dustin Byford <dustin@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...ysocki.net,
	"Puustinen, Ismo" <ismo.puustinen@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] i2c: add ACPI support for I2C mux ports

On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 11:40:13AM +0300, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 02:17:42AM -0700, Dustin Byford wrote:
> > Although I2C mux devices are easily enumerated using ACPI (_HID/_CID or
> > device property compatible string match), enumerating I2C client devices
> > connected through an I2C mux needs a little extra work.
> > 
> > This change implements a method for describing an I2C device hierarchy that
> > includes mux devices by using an ACPI Device() for each mux channel along
> > with an _ADR to set the channel number for the device.  See
> > Documentation/acpi/i2c-muxes.txt for a simple example.
> > 
> > To make this work the ismt, i801, and designware pci/platform devs now
> > share an ACPI companion with their I2C adapter dev similar to how it's done
> > in OF.  This is done on the assumption that power management functions will
> > not be called directly on the I2C dev that is sharing the ACPI node.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dustin Byford <dustin@...ulusnetworks.com>
> 
> This looks good to me.
> 
> You did also some stylistic changes to the drivers in question which I
> think should be placed to a separate patches.

I am fine with those.

> Regardless of that,
> 
> Acked-by: Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>

I would love to get a Tested-by for the designware part. Then, I could
queue it for 4.4 already.

> I'll leave this up to Rafael and Wolfram to decide how to go forward
> with this patch.

I'd think I pick both when Rafael acks patch 1 (with the unneded 'return'
removed).


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