linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Docs: Fixes link to I2C specification

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Message-ID: <YYWqGyETMgKcIkul@kunai>
Date:   Fri, 5 Nov 2021 23:03:07 +0100
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa@...nel.org>
To:     Deep Majumder <deep@...tmail.in>
Cc:     linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Docs: Fixes link to I2C specification

On Thu, Nov 04, 2021 at 11:30:18AM +0530, Deep Majumder wrote:
> The link to the I2C specification is broken and is replaced in this
> patch by one that points to Rev 6 (2014) of the specification.
> Although `https://www.nxp.com" hosts the Rev 7 (2021) of this
> specification, it is behind a login-wall and thus cannot be used.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Deep Majumder <deep@...tmail.in>

Thanks for pointing out this issue!

>  The official I2C specification is the `"I2C-bus specification and user
> -manual" (UM10204) <https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf>`_
> +manual" (UM10204) <https://www.pololu.com/file/0J435/UM10204.pdf>`_

I'd think we should have two links. One to the latest official specs,
even though it is behind a login wall. And one to the latest free
version. For that, I think the archieve.org address which Wikipedia uses
is more stable thant the pololu address from above:

https://web.archive.org/web/20210813122132/https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/user-guide/UM10204.pdf

What do you think?


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