Re: [PATCH 1/2] i2c-tools: add new tool 'i2ctransfer'

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Hello,

On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 12:40:31PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> From: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> This tool allows to construct and concat multiple I2C messages into one
> single transfer. Its aim is to test I2C master controllers, and so there
> is no SMBus fallback.
> 
> I've been missing such a tool a number of times now, so I finally got
> around to writing it myself. As with all I2C tools, it can be dangerous,
> but it can also be very useful when developing. I am not sure if distros
> should supply it, I'll leave that to Jean's experience. For embedded
> build systems, I think this should be selectable.
> 
> Tested with various Renesas I2C IP cores as well as Tegra and AT91.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

I didn't look at the patch, but it would be great to get this
functionality into i2c-tools.

Note, I didn't check if this patch got applied in the meantime, my
excuse is that http://lm-sensors.org where AFAIK the i2c-tools repo is
located isn't reachable for me.

Best regards
Uwe

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