Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] i2c: Add i2c_verify_device_id() to verify device id

[Wolfram Sang]

Hi,

On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 09:10:58AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> Commit dde67eb1beeb ("i2c: add i2c_get_device_id() to get the standard
> I2C device id") added a function to return the standard I2C device ID.
> Use that function to verify the device ID of a given device.

I am very open to these patches, just...

> 
> Cc: Peter Rosin <peda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> RFC:
> - Compile tested only

... I would really like to have them tested. After that happened, Peter
and I can figure out who should apply them for seamless upstreaming.

> - Should there also be I2C_DEVICE_PART_ID_ANY to enable maching
>   against all parts from a given manufacturer ?

Can't we just add it when we need it?

> +		dev_err(&client->dev, "unexpected device id %03x-%03x-%x\n",
> +			real_id.manufacturer_id, real_id.part_id,
> +			real_id.die_revision);
> +		return -ENODEV;

I wonder about the ERR loglevel. ENODEV is not an error, I'd think?

Regards,

   Wolfram

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