RE: [PATCH 2.6.39-rc3] i2c-i801: SMBus patch for Intel PantherPoint DeviceIDs

[Heasley, Seth]

Hi Jean,

>With each new chip, we have to add the SMBus device ID to pci_ids.h,
>then wait for Jesse to merge that, and only then I can apply the
>changes to i2c-i801.c. This approach slows things down needlessly.
>
>It isn't mandatory to add IDs to pci_ids.h when an ID is only used
>locally in a device driver. So what I would like to propose is that we
>move all PCI_DEVICE_ID_INTEL_*_SMBUS declarations from pci_ids.h to
>i2c-i801.c now. Then you can resubmit your Panther Point patches, and
>the pci and i2c parts will be independent, so Jesse and myself don't
>depend on each other to apply them.
>
>Seth, if you agree, I can take care of the move, or you can send a
>patch doing that, whatever you prefer.

I've been thinking about this one myself, and I tend to agree.  It'd probably be simpler if you went ahead and made the changes, and I'll be happy to review them.

-Seth
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