Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jean Delvare
On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c" > Teach module-init-tools about the i2c subsystem. Can you please explain what this patch does and why it is needed? -- Jean Delvare ___ Linu

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c" > > Teach module-init-tools about the i2c subsystem. > > Can you please explain what this patch does and why it is needed? It gener

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jean Delvare
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c" > > > Teach module-init-tools about the i2c subsystem. > > > > Can you pl

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c" > > > > Teach

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jean Delvare
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > > Follow

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-13 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Mon,

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Jon Smirl wrote: > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 10:14:14 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delv

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Jon Smirl
On 1/14/08, Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Jon Smirl wrote: > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:26:07 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > > On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Jean Delvare
Hi Geert, On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:57:52 +0100 (CET), Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Jon Smirl wrote: > > I don't know exactly what those modules tables are used for. I just > > copied what the other subsystems do. Maybe they are used when you make > > an initrd to know which drive

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Geert Uytterhoeven
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Jean Delvare wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:57:52 +0100 (CET), Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Sun, 13 Jan 2008, Jon Smirl wrote: > > > I don't know exactly what those modules tables are used for. I just > > > copied what the other subsystems do. Maybe they are used when you

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Jean Delvare
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:08:16 +0100 (CET), Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Jean Delvare wrote: > > I thought that the module aliases were generated by > > scripts/mod/modpost? As a matter of fact, I did not apply Jon's patch > > Sorry, you're right. Too early in the morning :-) >

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Kay Sievers
On Jan 14, 2008 6:50 PM, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:08:16 +0100 (CET), Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > On Mon, 14 Jan 2008, Jean Delvare wrote: > > > I thought that the module aliases were generated by > > > scripts/mod/modpost? As a matter of fact, I did not app

Re: [i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

2008-01-14 Thread Jean Delvare
On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:38:28 +0100, Kay Sievers wrote: > On Jan 14, 2008 6:50 PM, Jean Delvare <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am under the impression that modules.*map are the old way to get > > automatic driver loading and aliases are the new way to do the same. > > But maybe that's just me. >