> > Sometimes, we have unknown devices in a system and still want to block > > their address. For that, we allow DT nodes with only a 'reg' property. > > These devices will be bound to the "dummy" driver but with the name > > "reserved". That way, we can distinguish them and even hand them over to > > the "dummy" driver later when they are really requested using > > i2c_new_ancillary_device(). > > Oh how I long to be able to give these 'identifiable names' within the > system, but that will probably mess up all the driver matching and > binding, so would be quite tricky perhaps. I haven't found a way yet to use 'name' to give more meaningful descriptions to dummies. My best bet so far is to use additional links in sysfs.
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