linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/3] Enable ACPI-defined peripherals on i2c-piix4 SMBus

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Message-ID: <20190820105328.GD1007@ninjato>
Date:   Tue, 20 Aug 2019 12:53:28 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...-dreams.de>
To:     "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
Cc:     acooks@...ionali.st, Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
        Linux I2C <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        platypus-sw@...ngear.com, "Tobin C . Harding" <me@...in.cc>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Will Wagner <willw@...allon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/3] Enable ACPI-defined peripherals on i2c-piix4 SMBus


> Yes, I'm struggling to find out which devices are connected to the
> smbus, in case there're some already inside the SoC (instead of just
> entirely board specific).

I see.

> 
> > but you are okay with Jean's patches? Or is this
> > discussion affecting patch 3? (/me knows not much about ACPI'n'stuff)
> 
> I'm fine with them, just wondered whether BIOS needs to add some extra
> support for the probing, that is not already somehow coming w/ aegesa.

Ok, thanks for the heads up.

> Unfortunately, we cannot rely on board vendors to do that right and
> cope w/ old and incomplete firmware. (that's also the reason why I'm
> *not* using acpi gpio entries for the apu2+ board family).

Guess we all have been there :/ Good luck!


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