forked from Minki/linux
4b2643d7d9
Let the drivers specify how many bytes they want to read with i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(). So far, the block count was hard-coded to I2C_SMBUS_BLOCK_MAX (32), which did not make much sense. Many driver authors complained about this before, and I believe it's about time to fix it. Right now, authors have to do technically stupid things, such as individual byte reads or full-fledged I2C messaging, to work around the problem. We do not want to encourage that. I even found that some bus drivers (e.g. i2c-amd8111) already implemented I2C block read the "right" way, that is, they didn't follow the old, broken standard. The fact that it was never noticed before just shows how little i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() was used, which isn't that surprising given how broken its prototype was so far. There are some obvious compatiblity considerations: * This changes the i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() prototype. Users outside the kernel tree will notice at compilation time, and will have to update their code. * User-space has access to i2c_smbus_xfer() directly using i2c-dev, so the changed expectations would affect tools such as i2cdump. In order to preserve binary compatibility, we give I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_DATA a new numeric value, and define I2C_SMBUS_I2C_BLOCK_BROKEN with the old numeric value. When i2c-dev receives a transaction with the old value, it can convert it to the new format on the fly. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org> |
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| adb-iop.c | ||
| adb.c | ||
| adbhid.c | ||
| ans-lcd.c | ||
| apm_emu.c | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| mac_hid.c | ||
| macio_asic.c | ||
| macio_sysfs.c | ||
| macio-adb.c | ||
| Makefile | ||
| mediabay.c | ||
| nvram.c | ||
| rack-meter.c | ||
| smu.c | ||
| therm_adt746x.c | ||
| therm_pm72.c | ||
| therm_pm72.h | ||
| therm_windtunnel.c | ||
| via-cuda.c | ||
| via-macii.c | ||
| via-maciisi.c | ||
| via-pmu68k.c | ||
| via-pmu-backlight.c | ||
| via-pmu-event.c | ||
| via-pmu-event.h | ||
| via-pmu-led.c | ||
| via-pmu.c | ||
| windfarm_core.c | ||
| windfarm_cpufreq_clamp.c | ||
| windfarm_lm75_sensor.c | ||
| windfarm_max6690_sensor.c | ||
| windfarm_pid.c | ||
| windfarm_pid.h | ||
| windfarm_pm81.c | ||
| windfarm_pm91.c | ||
| windfarm_pm112.c | ||
| windfarm_smu_controls.c | ||
| windfarm_smu_sat.c | ||
| windfarm_smu_sensors.c | ||
| windfarm.h | ||