linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 6/6] Documentation/devicetree: Add FSI-attached I2C master dt bindings

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Date:   Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:28:14 -0500
From:   Eddie James <eajames@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Jeremy Kerr <jk@...abs.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        wsa@...-dreams.de, robh+dt@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
        joel@....id.au, andrew@...id.au,
        "Edward A. James" <eajames@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/6] Documentation/devicetree: Add FSI-attached I2C master
 dt bindings



On 06/26/2017 08:06 PM, Jeremy Kerr wrote:
> Hi Eddie,
>
>> +Required properties:
>> + - compatible = "ibm,i2cm-fsi";
>> + - reg = < address size >;		: The FSI CFAM address and address space
>> +					  size.
>> + - #address-cells = <1>;		: Number of address cells in child nodes
>> + - #size-cells = <0>;			: Number of size cells in child nodes.
>> + - child nodes				: Nodes to describe ports off the I2C
>> +					  master.
>> +
>> +Child node required properties:
>> + - reg = < port number >		: The port number on the I2C master.
>> +
>> +Examples:
>> +
>> +    i2cm@...0 {
>> +        compatible = "ibm,i2cm-fsi";
>> +        reg = < 0x1800 0x400 >;
>> +        #address-cells = <1>;
>> +        #size-cells = <0>;
>> +
>> +        port@0 {
>> +            reg = <0>;
>> +        };
>> +
>> +        port@1 {
>> +            reg = <1>;
>> +        };
>> +    };
> Those child nodes represent the downstream i2c buses, and so also
> contain the i2c slave devices, right? If so, you may want to document
> that, and/or add a simple device to that example (say, an EEPROM).

Yes, good point, but the driver currently wouldn't do anything with that 
device information. It doesn't keep a list of populated devices on the 
bus or anything. Still worth adding them to the device tree?

Thanks,
Eddie

>
> Cheers,
>
>
> Jeremy
>