linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 2/3] i2c: octeon: remove 10-bit addressing support

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Message-ID: <j2w45gphxir2hmzr6nhzyrlgj55lhsbkzczpf5bq72pzk26kwp@zncvv3hpfcoc>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 01:21:20 +0100
From: Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>
To: Aryan Srivastava <aryan.srivastava@...iedtelesis.co.nz>
Cc: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>, 
	Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>, linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	Robert Richter <rric@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 2/3] i2c: octeon: remove 10-bit addressing support

Hi again,

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 03:16:30PM +1300, Aryan Srivastava wrote:
> The driver gives the illusion of 10-bit address support, but the upper
> 3 bits of the given address are always thrown away. Remove unnecessary
> considerations for 10 bit addressing and always complete 7 bit ops when
> using the hlc methods.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Aryan Srivastava <aryan.srivastava@...iedtelesis.co.nz>

sorry, I commented on the previous version. Pasting it here to
keep the discussion on here.

"
Can someone from Marvell comment here?

The datasheet I have isn't very clear on this part. Also, I'd
like to know if there's any product line that could be negatively
impacted by this patch.
"

Thanks
Andi