Re: [PATCH] i2c-dev: Introduce "linux,i2c-dev-name" property for device tree of I2C controller.

From: Wolfram Sang
Date: Wed May 29 2024 - 06:28:20 EST



> Optionally, an I2C controller may have a "linux,i2c-dev-name" property.
> This is a string which is defining a custom suffix name for I2C device
> in /dev/i2c-<name> format. It helps to improve software portability between
> various SoCs and reduce complexities of hardware related codes in SWs.

(I thought I already replied to this?)

Highly similar to [1] from 2021. I don't have a super clear opinion
about this, so I'd need help from the DT maintainers. But the discussion
from back then stalled.

[1] http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=237908

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