Re: [PATCH] i2c: Make I2C ID tables non-mandatory for DT'ed and/or ACPI'ed devices

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On Fri, 30 May 2014, Wolfram Sang wrote:

> On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 01:26:36PM +0100, Lee Jones wrote:
> > Currently the I2C framework insists on devices supplying an I2C ID
> > table.  Many of the devices which do so unnecessarily adding quite a
> > few wasted lines to kernel code.  This patch allows drivers a means
> > to 'not' supply the aforementioned table and match on either DT
> > and/or ACPI match tables instead.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Sadly, it is not that easy...
> 
> > +	/*
> > +	 * An I2C ID table is not madatory, if and only if, a suitable Device
> > +	 * Tree and/or ACPI match table entry is supplied for the probing
> > +	 * device.
> > +	 */
> 
> That means we end up with drivers which cannot be used for run-time
> instantiation via the 'new_device'-file in sysfs. I don't like that.

Would you mind explaining that a little please?  And perhaps point me
to the code?

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