Re: [PATCH] i2c: add binding to mark a bus as SMBus

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On Sat, Jul 25, 2020 at 02:07:00PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 09:36:35PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > Hi Rob,
> > 
> > > > SMBus is largely compatible with I2C but there are some specifics. In
> > > > case we need them on a bus, we can now use this new binding.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c.txt | 5 +++++
> > > >  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c.txt
> > > > index 438ae123107e..d1f8cf3bd236 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c.txt
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/i2c/i2c.txt
> > > > @@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ wants to support one of the below features, it should adapt these bindings.
> > > >  	this information to detect a stalled bus more reliably, for example.
> > > >  	Can not be combined with 'multi-master'.
> > > >  
> > > > +- smbus
> > > 
> > > This is a boolean?
> > 
> > Yes.
> > 
> > > 
> > > > +	states that additional SMBus restrictions and features apply to this bus.
> > > > +	Examples of features are SMBusHostNotify and SMBusAlert. Examples of
> > > 
> > > Do features need to be enumerated separately?
> > 
> > They could be, do you think this is of advantage? For now, we would then
> > need "host-notify" and "smbus-alert". Maybe later things like "timeout"
> > could show up.
> 
> I also recall now that I thought that "smbus" fits better the
> "describing hardware" aspect, i.e. "this bus is an SMBus and not I2C".
> Enumerating features felt more like configuration to me.

Rob, if you have some time, I'd really appreciate an ack here. I think
it is a proper binding but I'd like to have it stress-tested with your
experience :)

> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > > +	restrictions are more reserved addresses and timeout definitions.
> > > > +
> > 
> > All the best,
> > 
> >    Wolfram
> > 
> 
> 


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