We check for address business in i2c_probe_address(), i2c_detect_address() and i2c_new_probed_device(), but this isn't sufficient. Drivers can call i2c_attach_client() and i2c_new_device() on any address, so we must check the address there as well.
This fixes bug #11239: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11239 Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- linux-2.6.27-rc2.orig/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c 2008-08-08 09:12:08.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.27-rc2/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c 2008-08-08 09:16:48.000000000 +0200 @@ -813,7 +813,12 @@ static int i2c_check_addr(struct i2c_ada int i2c_attach_client(struct i2c_client *client) { struct i2c_adapter *adapter = client->adapter; - int res = 0; + int res; + + /* Check for address business */ + res = i2c_check_addr(adapter, client->addr); + if (res) + return res; client->dev.parent = &client->adapter->dev; client->dev.bus = &i2c_bus_type; -- Jean Delvare _______________________________________________ i2c mailing list i2c@lm-sensors.org http://lists.lm-sensors.org/mailman/listinfo/i2c
