On 2016-08-29 19:36, vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > From: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > > This driver allows I2C routing controlled through CPLD select registers on > wide range of Mellanox systems (CPLD Lattice device). > MUX selection is provided by digital and analog HW. Analog part is not > under SW control. > Digital part is under CPLD control (channel selection/de-selection). > > Connectivity schema. > i2c-mlxcpld Digital Analog > driver > *--------* * -> mux1 (virt bus2) -> mux ->| > | I2CLPC | i2c physical * -> mux2 (virt bus3) -> mux ->| > | bridge | bus 1 *---------* | > | logic |---------------------> * mux reg * | > | in CPLD| *---------* | > *--------* i2c-mux-mlxpcld ^ * -> muxn (virt busn) -> mux ->| > | driver | | > | *---------------* | Devices > | * CPLD (LPC bus)* select | > | * registers for *--------* > | * mux selection * deselect > | *---------------* > | | > <--------> <-----------> > i2c cntrl Board cntrl reg > reg space space (mux select, > | IO, LED, WD, info) > | | *-----* *-----* > *------------- LPC bus --------------| PCH |---| CPU | > *-----* *-----* > > i2c-mux-mlxpcld does not necessary required i2c-mlxcpld. It can be use > along with another bus driver, and still control i2c routing through CPLD > mux selection, in case the system is equipped with CPLD capable of mux > selection control. > > The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is: > drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig:config I2C_MUX_MLXCPLD > > Signed-off-by: Michael Shych <michaelsh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@xxxxxxxxxxxx> BTW, it just occurred to me that you could perhaps use (and extend if needed) the i2c_mux_reg driver for the lpc_access cases. Have you explored that option? It looks like a nice fit, and limiting this new driver to i2c_access would make it significantly simpler with only one device (mux module) and one access method (i2c) to support. Cheers, Peter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-i2c" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
