linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] eeprom: at24: Add OF device ID table

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Message-ID: <20170316150549.GA3988@katana>
Date:   Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:05:49 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] eeprom: at24: Add OF device ID table

> > Rob into the boat if he is OK with updating all DTS files having such an
> > EEPROM.
> >
> 
> Agreed, are you going to take care of that?

Nope, sorry, no bandwidth. You might ask Lee, he was very interested in
getting proper I2C OF support upstream.

> up on this task, it has been a big time sink and I had to explain over and over
> to different people what the problem is with the I2C modalias uevent reporting.

Next time, maybe do a wiki page and point people to it? That being said,
we should probably create a wiki page on the I2C wiki anyhow.
Documenting the current state of affairs. That I would do when I finally
get around to brush up I2C wiki.

> But it seems that for many maintainers this is just an unnecessary churn and they
> don't think there's an issue with the current behaviour. So it feels I'm causing
> more harm than good by keep pushing this.

I understand somehow. They probably were reluctant to change something
that is working, even if it is not pretty. I'm not saying it's not worth
it, yet one needs energy and motivation to push it through.

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