Re: Using the gpio i2c multiplexer driver

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On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 02:07:26AM -0500, Michael Lawnick wrote:
> Guenter Roeck said the following:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I am trying to use the new GPIO based I2C multiplexer. Unfortunately, I
> > have an initialization problem with it.
> > 
> > Some time after registering the multiplexer as platform driver, its
> > probe function is called. Unfortunately, that does not happen in sync
> > with I2C adapter initialization. The GPIO mux probe function is called
> > before the parent's (ie the multiplexed I2C adapter) probe function is
> > called. As a result, the GPIO mux driver does not find its parent i2c
> > adapter, and the probe function aborts with an error.
> > 
> > Any idea how I I can fix the problem, ie how I can ensure that the GPIO
> > mux probe function is only called after its parent I2C adapter is
> > initialized ?
> > 
> Well, I assume your GPIO-Mux is registered as an GPIO device? Can't you
> add it as an I2C-device? This way the right sequence should be kept.
> 
It is registered as a platform device. I thought about registering it as 
I2C device, but it is not an I2C device itself, so that would be a bit kludgy.

Thanks,
Guenter
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