Re: Xilinx iic i2c bus interface GPIO support for i2c-mux in Linux.

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On Wed, Feb 08, 2012 at 01:46:15PM -0600, Robin Holt wrote:
> We are using a Xilinx FPGA which implements a series of i2c bus
> interfaces.  We are planning on implementing a single-bit GPIO
> (XIIC_GPO_REG_OFFSET) which is included in that logic block to act
> as a MUX selector (also in the FPGA) between two separate i2c busses.
> 
> This will require a GPIO driver in the linux kernel.

There's already a general purpose GPIO driver so that should not be a
problem.
 
> Is it better to try and change the i2c-xiic.c code which already knows
> about the GPO register to handle that additional GPIO or should we be
> implementing the GPIO driver outside the i2c driver and then use the
> standard i2c-mux support available in newer kernels?

My feelings would be to try and use the standard i2c-mux support if
possible.
 
> Any guidance is welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Robin Holt
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