linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on Dell machines

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Date:   Wed, 28 Dec 2016 15:03:02 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     Pali RohÃ¡r <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        <valdis.kletnieks@...edu>,
        Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.com>,
        Steven Honeyman <stevenhoneyman@...il.com>,
        Jochen Eisinger <jochen@...guin-breeder.org>,
        Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@...l.com>,
        Alex Hung <alex.hung@...onical.com>,
        MichaÃ…â€š KÃ„â„¢pieÃ…â€ž <kernel@...pniu.pl>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>, <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] i2c: i801: Register optional lis3lv02d i2c device on  Dell machines

> I have absolutely no idea how to you want to achieve calling that 
> i2c_new_device() registration
> without kernel patches.

Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices lists all supported methods.
Method 4 is userspace instantiation.