Version 7 of this patchset performs a rebase to linux-4.9-rc4 and adjust the usage of strncasecmps to sysfs_streq. I have also renamed the function i2c_of_match_device_strip_vendor to i2c_of_match_device_sysfs which feels more appropriate now. Retested with successful usage of full compatible strings, and shortened device id's based on the vendor prefix being stripped. Wolfram, for your convenience this series is available as a tagged commit at: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kbingham/linux.git i2c-dt/v4.9-rc4-probe-conversion-v7, though this includes the TESTPATCH so it is not by itself suitable for a merge. Verifying the sysfs_streq usage can be seen below: root@arm:~# ./new_i2c_device ds1307 0x68 ds1307 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device [ 216.289958] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: rtc core: registered ds1307 as rtc0 [ 216.296740] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: 56 bytes nvram [ 216.301534] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device ds1307 at 0x68 root@arm:~# root@arm:~# cat /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/date 2016-11-07 root@arm:~# cat /sys/class/rtc/rtc0/name ds1307 root@arm:~# ./delete_i2c_device 0x68 [ 237.018514] i2c i2c-2: delete_device: Deleting device ds1307 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./new_i2c_device maxim,ds1307 0x68 maxim,ds1307 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device [ 243.346216] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: I'm a Maxim ... [ 243.370115] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: rtc core: registered maxim,ds1307 as rtc0 [ 243.377517] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: 56 bytes nvram [ 243.382343] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device maxim,ds1307 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./delete_i2c_device 0x68 [ 263.897905] i2c i2c-2: delete_device: Deleting device maxim,ds1307 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./new_i2c_device maxim,ds13072 0x68 maxim,ds13072 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device [ 266.357120] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device maxim,ds13072 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./delete_i2c_device 0x68 [ 268.966851] i2c i2c-2: delete_device: Deleting device maxim,ds13072 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./new_i2c_device maxim,ds130 0x68 maxim,ds130 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device [ 272.005528] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device maxim,ds130 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./delete_i2c_device 0x68 [ 274.182360] i2c i2c-2: delete_device: Deleting device maxim,ds130 at 0x68 root@arm:~# ./new_i2c_device ds1307 0x68 ds1307 0x68 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device [ 281.313329] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: rtc core: registered ds1307 as rtc0 [ 281.320218] rtc-ds1307 2-0068: 56 bytes nvram [ 281.325043] i2c i2c-2: new_device: Instantiated device ds1307 at 0x68 Kieran Bingham (3): i2c: match dt-style device names from sysfs interface i2c: match vendorless strings on the internal string length [TESTPATCH] rtc: convert ds1307 to interim probe_new Lee Jones (8): i2c: Add pointer dereference protection to i2c_match_id() i2c: Add the ability to match device to compatible string without an of_node i2c: Match using traditional OF methods, then by vendor-less compatible strings i2c: Make I2C ID tables non-mandatory for DT'ed devices i2c: Export i2c_match_id() for direct use by device drivers i2c: Provide a temporary .probe_new() call-back type mfd: 88pm860x: Move over to new I2C device .probe() call mfd: as3722: Rid driver of superfluous I2C device ID structure drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----- drivers/mfd/88pm860x-core.c | 5 ++- drivers/mfd/as3722.c | 12 ++----- drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1307.c | 54 ++++++++++++++++------------- include/linux/i2c.h | 22 +++++++++++- 5 files changed, 131 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-) -- 2.7.4 -- 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