Re: [patch] add i2c_clientname()

From: Gerd Knorr (kraxel@bytesex.org)
Date: Thu Apr 03 2003 - 03:57:57 EST

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> > This patch just adds a #define and a inline function to hide the
> > "i2c_client->name" => "i2c_client->dev.name" move introduced by
> > the recent i2c updates. That makes it easier to build i2c drivers
> > on both 2.4 and 2.5 kernels.
>
> This is going to be a harder and harder problem as time goes on, and as
> the i2c core changes over time. I would just give up now :)

I don't, interfacing with the i2c core is not that much code in most
drivers.

> > +#define I2C_DEVNAME(str) .dev = { .name = str }
>
> Why this macro? You don't use it in your driver, right?

I use it in my current driver code (patches are at
http://bytesex.org/patches/wip/). Submitting those patches doesn't
make sense before that patch is in because I would get flooded with
"bttv doesn't compile any more" style mails ...

Gerd

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