Hi Jean, On 21/01/20 19:02, Jean Delvare wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 23:50:07 +0100, Luca Ceresoli wrote: >> Among the "static" instantiation methods the "board file" method is >> described first. Move it as last, since it is being replaced by the other >> methods. >> >> Also fix subsubsection heading syntax and remove the "Method 1[abc]" >> prefix as the subsubsection structure clarifies the logical hierarchy. >> >> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> --- >> Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst | 98 ++++++++++++--------- >> 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst >> index 5debaafef64d..cbcafb36b417 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst >> +++ b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst >> @@ -9,54 +9,27 @@ reason, the kernel code must instantiate I2C devices explicitly. There are >> several ways to achieve this, depending on the context and requirements. >> >> >> -Method 1a: Declare the I2C devices by bus number >> ------------------------------------------------- >> +Method 1: Declare the I2C devices statically >> +-------------------------------------------- >> >> This method is appropriate when the I2C bus is a system bus as is the case >> -for many embedded systems. On such systems, each I2C bus has a number >> -which is known in advance. It is thus possible to pre-declare the I2C >> -devices which live on this bus. This is done with an array of struct >> -i2c_board_info which is registered by calling i2c_register_board_info(). >> +for many embedded systems. On such systems, each I2C bus has a number which >> +is known in advance. It is thus possible to pre-declare the I2C devices >> +which live on this bus. >> >> -Example (from omap2 h4):: >> +This information is provided to the kernel in a different way on different >> +architectures: device tree, ACPI or board files. >> >> - static struct i2c_board_info h4_i2c_board_info[] __initdata = { >> - { >> - I2C_BOARD_INFO("isp1301_omap", 0x2d), >> - .irq = OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(125), >> - }, >> - { /* EEPROM on mainboard */ >> - I2C_BOARD_INFO("24c01", 0x52), >> - .platform_data = &m24c01, >> - }, >> - { /* EEPROM on cpu card */ >> - I2C_BOARD_INFO("24c01", 0x57), >> - .platform_data = &m24c01, >> - }, >> - }; >> - >> - static void __init omap_h4_init(void) >> - { >> - (...) >> - i2c_register_board_info(1, h4_i2c_board_info, >> - ARRAY_SIZE(h4_i2c_board_info)); >> - (...) >> - } >> - >> -The above code declares 3 devices on I2C bus 1, including their respective >> -addresses and custom data needed by their drivers. When the I2C bus in >> -question is registered, the I2C devices will be instantiated automatically >> -by i2c-core. >> +When the I2C bus in question is registered, the I2C devices will be >> +instantiated automatically by i2c-core. The devices will be automatically >> +unbound and destroyed when the I2C bus they sit on goes away (if ever). >> >> -The devices will be automatically unbound and destroyed when the I2C bus >> -they sit on goes away (if ever.) >> >> +Declare the I2C devices via devicetree >> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> >> -Method 1b: Declare the I2C devices via devicetree >> -------------------------------------------------- >> - >> -This method has the same implications as method 1a. The declaration of I2C >> -devices is here done via devicetree as subnodes of the master controller. >> +On platforms using devicetree the declaration of I2C devices is done in > > I suggest adding a comma between "devicetree" and "the" to make the > sentence easier to read. OK. >> +subnodes of the master controller. >> >> Example:: >> >> @@ -81,14 +54,51 @@ Here, two devices are attached to the bus using a speed of 100kHz. For >> additional properties which might be needed to set up the device, please refer >> to its devicetree documentation in Documentation/devicetree/bindings/. >> >> - >> -Method 1c: Declare the I2C devices via ACPI >> -------------------------------------------- >> +Declare the I2C devices via ACPI >> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> >> ACPI can also describe I2C devices. There is special documentation for this >> which is currently located at :doc:`../firmware-guide/acpi/enumeration` . >> >> >> +Declare the I2C devices in board files >> +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> + >> +In many embedded architectures devicetree has replaced the old hardware > > Same here between "architectures" and "devicetree". > >> +description based on board files, but the latter are still used in old >> +code. Instantiating I2C devices via board files is done with an array of >> +struct i2c_board_info which is registered by calling >> +i2c_register_board_info(). >> + >> +Example (from omap2 h4):: >> + >> + static struct i2c_board_info h4_i2c_board_info[] __initdata = { >> + { >> + I2C_BOARD_INFO("isp1301_omap", 0x2d), >> + .irq = OMAP_GPIO_IRQ(125), >> + }, >> + { /* EEPROM on mainboard */ >> + I2C_BOARD_INFO("24c01", 0x52), >> + .platform_data = &m24c01, >> + }, >> + { /* EEPROM on cpu card */ >> + I2C_BOARD_INFO("24c01", 0x57), >> + .platform_data = &m24c01, >> + }, >> + }; >> + >> + static void __init omap_h4_init(void) >> + { >> + (...) >> + i2c_register_board_info(1, h4_i2c_board_info, >> + ARRAY_SIZE(h4_i2c_board_info)); >> + (...) >> + } >> + >> +The above code declares 3 devices on I2C bus 1, including their respective >> +addresses and custom data needed by their drivers. >> + >> + >> Method 2: Instantiate the devices explicitly >> -------------------------------------------- >> > > > You have some inconsistency in your spacing between subsections, some > have 1 blank line before while some have 2. I think 1 is enough. At any > rate it should be consistent. I chose to have 2 lines as it is what was used (consistently) before my changes. -- Luca