Re: [PATCH 7/8] smiapp: Add support for flash, lens and EEPROM devices

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Hi!

> > > These types devices aren't directly related to the sensor, but are
> > > nevertheless handled by the smiapp driver due to the relationship of these
> > > component to the main part of the camera module --- the sensor.
> > > 
> > > Additionally, for the async sub-device registration to work, the notifier
> > > containing matching fwnodes will need to be registered. This is natural to
> > > perform in a sensor driver as well.
> > > 
> > > This does not yet address providing the user space with information on how
> > > to associate the sensor, lens or EEPROM devices but the kernel now has the
> > > necessary information to do that.
> > 
> > Let me see... I guess this is going to be quite interesting for me,
> > too, because I'll be able to remove similar code in omap3 isp driver.
> 
> Yes, indeed. And with this, we have the lens - sensor association
> information as a bonus.
> 
> I'll drop EEPROM support in v2, I guess you wouldn't have needed it? I guess
> we'll need to see examples that can be found in the wild. My current
> understanding is that EEPROM could be a separate chip in the module as well
> as integrated to the sensor.

I don't think I need EEPROM, no. (But I did not check the datasheets).

Thanks,
									Pavel
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