linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] iio: accel: bmc150: Check for a second ACPI device for BOSC0200

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Date:   Mon, 4 Dec 2017 12:41:40 +0200
From:   Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Jeremy Cline <jeremy@...ine.org>,
        Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Peter Meerwald-Stadler <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
        Lars Kellogg-Stedman <lars@...bit.com>,
        Steven Presser <steve@...ssers.name>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] iio: accel: bmc150: Check for a second ACPI device
 for BOSC0200

On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 11:29:31AM +0100, Hans de Goede wrote:
> i2c_new_secondary_device() is for a different purpose, this is for when
> a single i2c device listens on multiple addresses and the driver wants
> separate i2c_client-s to use to talk to each address.
> 
> In this case there are 2 separate devices, not a single device listening
> on multiple addresses.  Something like i2c_new_secondary_device() ACPI
> support might be useful for i2c devices where a single device / "IC" listens
> on multiple addresses and all these addresses are listed in the ACPI resource
> table, but not for this specific case.

Right, thanks Hans for correcting me.