Hi Mark: (trimmed CCs) * I wrote: > >BTW, there's really no point to implementing I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_BLOCK_DATA in > >the new i801 driver as i2c_smbus_[read|write]_block_data() were yanked > >out of i2c-core anyway. And that reminds me: you probably shouldn't speak > >too loudly about any other parts (shhhh... PEC, SMBus 2.0) that have no > >current users, as the bloat police might show up and rip them out too. ;) * Mark D. Studebaker <mds4 at verizon.net> [2004-12-07 14:14:23 -0500]: > As I understand the bloat-police thread, there's no objection to adding > back in the removed functions > when they're needed. > It's a little irritating that things are being ripped out but I can > understand it. :) > It should be our goal to get the block functions back in as soon as > possible. > You should include it with any 801 patch submission. I will. Contrary to what I wrote above, userspace can still access those transfers without the i2c-core helpers. And who is to say that there aren't any block transfer users through i2c-dev? > I guess the write was already put back but the read wasn't? Sounds right. Regards, -- Mark M. Hoffman mhoffman at lightlink.com
