From: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
To: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>,
Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>, Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 24/26] docs: i2c: old-module-parameters: clarify this is for obsolete kernels
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2020 08:46:39 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200106074639.13763-1-luca@lucaceresoli.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200105224006.10321-1-luca@lucaceresoli.net>
This section applies only to code for very old kernels. Avoid people
reading this unnecessarily.
Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
---
Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters.rst | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters.rst b/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters.rst
index 0503d2f0b127..80fb117883fd 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/old-module-parameters.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
I2C device driver binding control from user-space
=================================================
+.. NOTE::
+ Note: this section is only relevant if you are handling some old code
+ found in kernel 2.6. If you work with more recent kernels, you can
+ safely skip this section.
+
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
--
2.24.1
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Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-01-05 22:39 [PATCH 00/26] docs: i2c: rework I2C documentation, part I Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 01/26] docs: i2c: sort index logically Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 02/26] docs: i2c: summary: extend introduction Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 9:27 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-20 21:54 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 03/26] docs: i2c: summary: rewrite the "terminology" section Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 10:04 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 04/26] docs: i2c: call it "I2C" consistently Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-07 10:33 ` Peter Rosin
2020-01-16 9:39 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 05/26] docs: i2c: fix typo Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-07 10:33 ` Peter Rosin
2020-01-16 9:40 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 06/26] docs: i2c: replace "I2C-transfer" -> "I2C transfer" consistently Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-07 10:34 ` Peter Rosin
2020-01-20 10:07 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 07/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: fix kernel-doc function syntax Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 10:51 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 08/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: properly name start and stop conditions Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 12:49 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 09/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: remove unneeded colons from table Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 13:38 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-20 14:22 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 10/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: use proper names for ACK and NACK Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 13:50 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 11/26] docs: i2c: smbus: fix link syntax Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:10 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 12/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: properly name start and stop conditions Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:16 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:49 ` [PATCH 13/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: remove unneeded colons from table Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:23 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 14/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: use proper names for ACK and NACK Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:26 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 15/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: enable kernel-doc function syntax Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:44 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-21 17:31 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 11:48 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-23 9:51 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 14:26 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-22 15:37 ` Wolfram Sang
2020-01-23 9:51 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 16/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: fix " Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 14:51 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 17/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: fix typo Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 15:15 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 18/26] docs: i2c: i2c-protocol: fix punctuation Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 15:16 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 19/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: improve I2C Block transactions description Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-21 9:16 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 20/26] docs: i2c: instantiating-devices: fix internal hyperlink Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-21 10:07 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 21/26] docs: i2c: instantiating-devices: rearrange static instatiation Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-21 18:02 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-23 9:51 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 22/26] docs: i2c: instantiating-devices: use monospace for filenames Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 10:08 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-05 22:50 ` [PATCH 23/26] docs: i2c: old-module-parameters: fix internal hyperlink Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 10:16 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-23 9:50 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 9:08 ` [PATCH 01/26] docs: i2c: sort index logically Jean Delvare
2020-01-20 9:22 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-20 13:56 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-06 7:46 ` Luca Ceresoli [this message]
2020-01-22 11:18 ` [PATCH 24/26] docs: i2c: old-module-parameters: clarify this is for obsolete kernels Jean Delvare
2020-01-06 7:46 ` [PATCH 25/26] docs: i2c: old-module-parameters: use monospace for filenames Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 11:45 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-06 7:49 ` [PATCH 26/26] docs: i2c: rename sections so the overall picture is clearer Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-07 10:36 ` Peter Rosin
2020-01-16 9:49 ` Jean Delvare
2020-01-16 10:38 ` Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-16 13:34 ` Peter Rosin
2020-01-06 8:03 ` [PATCH 00/26] docs: i2c: rework I2C documentation, part I Luca Ceresoli
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