Re: [PATCH] i2c/busses: Driver for Devantech USB-ISS I2C adapter

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* Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx> [2011-03-23 05:50]:
> 
> It should, you can talk to the device from userspace using that virtual
> serial port, right?  Isn't that what you need to do here?
> 
> Why try to create a new type of interface to the device from what it was
> supposed to be by the manufacturer?

The device is multi-function. It's quite common to use some (extended)
USB-to-serial-converters also for serial busses like I²C or SPI. I know
that from the FT2232C chip.

Using such a device as normal Linux I²C device makes perfectly sense,
IMO.


Regards,
Bernhard
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