i2c: Drop probe, ignore and force module parameters
authorJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:06:24 +0000 (17:06 +0100)
committerJean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:06:24 +0000 (17:06 +0100)
The legacy probe and force module parameters are obsolete now, the
same can be achieved using the new_device sysfs interface, which is
both more flexible and cheaper (it is implemented by i2c-core rather
than replicated in every driver module.)

The legacy ignore module parameters can be dropped as well. Ignoring
can be done by instantiating a "dummy" device at the problematic
address.

This is the first step of a huge cleanup to i2c-core's i2c_detect
function, i2c.h's I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD* macros, and all drivers that made
use of them.

Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters [new file with mode: 0644]
drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
include/linux/i2c.h

diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters b/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..8e2b629
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+I2C device driver binding control from user-space
+=================================================
+
+Up to kernel 2.6.32, many i2c drivers used helper macros provided by
+<linux/i2c.h> which created standard module parameters to let the user
+control how the driver would probe i2c buses and attach to devices. These
+parameters were known as "probe" (to let the driver probe for an extra
+address), "force" (to forcibly attach the driver to a given device) and
+"ignore" (to prevent a driver from probing a given address).
+
+With the conversion of the i2c subsystem to the standard device driver
+binding model, it became clear that these per-module parameters were no
+longer needed, and that a centralized implementation was possible. The new,
+sysfs-based interface is described in the documentation file
+"instantiating-devices", section "Method 4: Instantiate from user-space".
+
+Below is a mapping from the old module parameters to the new interface.
+
+Attaching a driver to an I2C device
+-----------------------------------
+
+Old method (module parameters):
+# modprobe <driver> probe=1,0x2d
+# modprobe <driver> force=1,0x2d
+# modprobe <driver> force_<device>=1,0x2d
+
+New method (sysfs interface):
+# echo <device> 0x2d > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1/new_device
+
+Preventing a driver from attaching to an I2C device
+---------------------------------------------------
+
+Old method (module parameters):
+# modprobe <driver> ignore=1,0x2f
+
+New method (sysfs interface):
+# echo dummy 0x2f > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1/new_device
+# modprobe <driver>
+
+Of course, it is important to instantiate the "dummy" device before loading
+the driver. The dummy device will be handled by i2c-core itself, preventing
+other drivers from binding to it later on. If there is a real device at the
+problematic address, and you want another driver to bind to it, then simply
+pass the name of the device in question instead of "dummy".
index d664b4a97a31fd6baeafc95e5f0a9f14ec130ae4..fdfaebdf3bfe626c707cfb63a634e6d9f49d9238 100644 (file)
@@ -1259,40 +1259,13 @@ static int i2c_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, struct i2c_driver *driver)
                return -ENOMEM;
        temp_client->adapter = adapter;
 
-       /* Force entries are done first, and are not affected by ignore
-          entries */
-       if (address_data->forces) {
-               const unsigned short * const *forces = address_data->forces;
-               int kind;
-
-               for (kind = 0; forces[kind]; kind++) {
-                       for (i = 0; forces[kind][i] != I2C_CLIENT_END;
-                            i += 2) {
-                               if (forces[kind][i] == adap_id
-                                || forces[kind][i] == ANY_I2C_BUS) {
-                                       dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "found force "
-                                               "parameter for adapter %d, "
-                                               "addr 0x%02x, kind %d\n",
-                                               adap_id, forces[kind][i + 1],
-                                               kind);
-                                       temp_client->addr = forces[kind][i + 1];
-                                       err = i2c_detect_address(temp_client,
-                                               kind, driver);
-                                       if (err)
-                                               goto exit_free;
-                               }
-                       }
-               }
-       }
-
        /* Stop here if the classes do not match */
        if (!(adapter->class & driver->class))
                goto exit_free;
 
        /* Stop here if we can't use SMBUS_QUICK */
        if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter, I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_QUICK)) {
-               if (address_data->probe[0] == I2C_CLIENT_END
-                && address_data->normal_i2c[0] == I2C_CLIENT_END)
+               if (address_data->normal_i2c[0] == I2C_CLIENT_END)
                        goto exit_free;
 
                dev_warn(&adapter->dev, "SMBus Quick command not supported, "
@@ -1301,43 +1274,7 @@ static int i2c_detect(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, struct i2c_driver *driver)
                goto exit_free;
        }
 
-       /* Probe entries are done second, and are not affected by ignore
-          entries either */
-       for (i = 0; address_data->probe[i] != I2C_CLIENT_END; i += 2) {
-               if (address_data->probe[i] == adap_id
-                || address_data->probe[i] == ANY_I2C_BUS) {
-                       dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "found probe parameter for "
-                               "adapter %d, addr 0x%02x\n", adap_id,
-                               address_data->probe[i + 1]);
-                       temp_client->addr = address_data->probe[i + 1];
-                       err = i2c_detect_address(temp_client, -1, driver);
-                       if (err)
-                               goto exit_free;
-               }
-       }
-
-       /* Normal entries are done last, unless shadowed by an ignore entry */
        for (i = 0; address_data->normal_i2c[i] != I2C_CLIENT_END; i += 1) {
-               int j, ignore;
-
-               ignore = 0;
-               for (j = 0; address_data->ignore[j] != I2C_CLIENT_END;
-                    j += 2) {
-                       if ((address_data->ignore[j] == adap_id ||
-                            address_data->ignore[j] == ANY_I2C_BUS)
-                        && address_data->ignore[j + 1]
-                           == address_data->normal_i2c[i]) {
-                               dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "found ignore "
-                                       "parameter for adapter %d, "
-                                       "addr 0x%02x\n", adap_id,
-                                       address_data->ignore[j + 1]);
-                               ignore = 1;
-                               break;
-                       }
-               }
-               if (ignore)
-                       continue;
-
                dev_dbg(&adapter->dev, "found normal entry for adapter %d, "
                        "addr 0x%02x\n", adap_id,
                        address_data->normal_i2c[i]);
index 52317fb5917e764170f1279afe6b888682e1a517..419ab546b2661909149eed8f362e40f75c240898 100644 (file)
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
  * @driver: Device driver model driver
  * @id_table: List of I2C devices supported by this driver
  * @detect: Callback for device detection
- * @address_data: The I2C addresses to probe, ignore or force (for detect)
+ * @address_data: The I2C addresses to probe (for detect)
  * @clients: List of detected clients we created (for i2c-core use only)
  *
  * The driver.owner field should be set to the module owner of this driver.
@@ -397,9 +397,6 @@ static inline void i2c_unlock_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
  */
 struct i2c_client_address_data {
        const unsigned short *normal_i2c;
-       const unsigned short *probe;
-       const unsigned short *ignore;
-       const unsigned short * const *forces;
 };
 
 /* Internal numbers to terminate lists */
@@ -613,134 +610,48 @@ union i2c_smbus_data {
   module_param_array(var, short, &var##_num, 0); \
   MODULE_PARM_DESC(var, desc)
 
-#define I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(name)                             \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force_##name,                                   \
-                      "List of adapter,address pairs which are "       \
-                      "unquestionably assumed to contain a `"          \
-                      # name "' chip")
-
-
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON                                       \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(probe, "List of adapter,address pairs to scan " \
-                      "additionally");                                 \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(ignore, "List of adapter,address pairs not to " \
-                      "scan");                                         \
 static const struct i2c_client_address_data addr_data = {              \
        .normal_i2c     = normal_i2c,                                   \
-       .probe          = probe,                                        \
-       .ignore         = ignore,                                       \
-       .forces         = forces,                                       \
 }
 
-#define I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT \
-       "List of adapter,address pairs to boldly assume to be present"
-
 /* These are the ones you want to use in your own drivers. Pick the one
    which matches the number of devices the driver differenciates between. */
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD                                              \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force, NULL };                \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_1(chip1)                                     \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1 };                                                \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                \
-       force_##chip1, NULL };                                          \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_2(chip1, chip2)                              \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2 };                                 \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, NULL };                           \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_3(chip1, chip2, chip3)                       \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3 };                          \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3, NULL };            \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_4(chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4)                        \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4 };                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip4);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3,                    \
-       force_##chip4, NULL};                                           \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_5(chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5)         \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5 };            \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip4);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip5);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                        \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3,                    \
-       force_##chip4, force_##chip5, NULL };                           \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_6(chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6)  \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6 };     \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip4);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip5);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip6);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                        \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3,                    \
-       force_##chip4, force_##chip5, force_##chip6, NULL };            \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_7(chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6, chip7) \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6,       \
             chip7 };                                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip4);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip5);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip6);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip7);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                        \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3,                    \
-       force_##chip4, force_##chip5, force_##chip6,                    \
-       force_##chip7, NULL };                                          \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 
 #define I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_8(chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6, chip7, chip8) \
 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, chip3, chip4, chip5, chip6,       \
             chip7, chip8 };                                            \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM(force, I2C_CLIENT_FORCE_TEXT);                  \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip1);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip2);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip3);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip4);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip5);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip6);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip7);                                   \
-I2C_CLIENT_MODULE_PARM_FORCE(chip8);                                   \
-static const unsigned short * const forces[] = { force,                        \
-       force_##chip1, force_##chip2, force_##chip3,                    \
-       force_##chip4, force_##chip5, force_##chip6,                    \
-       force_##chip7, force_##chip8, NULL };                           \
 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD_COMMON
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _LINUX_I2C_H */