Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RESEND PATCH 1/7] i2c: core: Export I2C module alias information in dummy driver | From | Javier Martinez Canillas <> | Date | Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:09:58 +0200 |
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Hello Wolfram,
On 08/26/2015 06:55 PM, Wolfram Sang wrote: > On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 08:31:11AM +0200, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: >> The I2C core always reports the MODALIAS uevent as "i2c:<modalias>" >> regardless of the mechanism that was used to register the device >> (i.e: OF or board code) and the table that is used later to match >> the driver with the device (i.e: I2C id table or OF match table). >> >> So drivers needs to export the I2C id table and this be built into >> the module or udev won't have the necessary information to autoload >> the needed driver module when the device is added. >> >> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@osg.samsung.com> > > The dummy driver is always loaded when the i2c core inits. >
Ok, I wondered if that was the case but I was not sure so I posted it just in case.
Then this patch should be dropped.
Best regards, -- Javier Martinez Canillas Open Source Group Samsung Research America
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