On Mon,  2 Jun 2014 14:41:03 +0100, Lee Jones <[email protected]> wrote:
> Currently the I2C framework insists on devices supplying an I2C ID
> table.  Many of the devices which do so unnecessarily adding quite a
> few wasted lines to kernel code.  This patch allows drivers a means
> to 'not' supply the aforementioned table and match on either DT
> and/or ACPI match tables instead.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <[email protected]>

Looks reasonable.

g.

> ---
>  drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> index d0c7180..811b78f 100644
> --- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> +++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
> @@ -271,7 +271,18 @@ static int i2c_device_probe(struct device *dev)
>               return 0;
>  
>       driver = to_i2c_driver(dev->driver);
> -     if (!driver->probe || !driver->id_table)
> +     if (!driver->probe)
> +             return -EINVAL;
> +
> +     /*
> +      * An I2C ID table is not madatory, if and only if, a suitable Device
> +      * Tree and/or ACPI match table entry is supplied for the probing
> +      * device.
> +      *
> +      * TODO: Provide 'device type' to 'ACPI node' call and match here.
> +      */
> +     if (!driver->id_table &&
> +         !of_match_device(dev->driver->of_match_table, dev))
>               return -ENODEV;
>  
>       if (!device_can_wakeup(&client->dev))
> -- 
> 1.8.3.2
> 

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