What about i2c_smbus_read_block_data() ?

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Am Mittwoch, 4. April 2007 21:49 schrieb Hans-J?rgen Koch:
> I'm working on a driver for LM93. I've got some code by Mark Hoffman, (c)2004. 
> It doesn't compile on a recent kernel, because it heavily uses a function called
> i2c_smbus_read_block_data(). Googling for that, I found this old mail in the
> archives (October 2005):
> 
> http://lists.lm-sensors.org/pipermail/lm-sensors/2005-October/013971.html
> 
> Jean, what do you say to that today? Can we have that function back in
> mainline, or do I have to find another solution?
> If you agree to add it, I could prepare a patch for it, if you don't have
> a recent version handy.

Answering my own question: After looking at i2c-core.c et al., I find it quite
obvious that this function should be added, if a driver needs it. 

I attached a patch that does this. Would that be acceptable? I can resend it
when I have the LM93 patch ready.

Thanks,
Hans
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