From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Uwe =?iso-8859-1?Q?Kleine-K=F6nig?= Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] i2c-tools: add new tool 'i2ctransfer' Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:33:09 +0200 Message-ID: <20160427173308.GN7946@pengutronix.de> References: <1434710432-4182-1-git-send-email-wsa@the-dreams.de> <1434710432-4182-2-git-send-email-wsa@the-dreams.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from metis.ext.4.pengutronix.de ([92.198.50.35]:52937 "EHLO metis.ext.4.pengutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752287AbcD0RdM (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Apr 2016 13:33:12 -0400 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1434710432-4182-2-git-send-email-wsa@the-dreams.de> Sender: linux-i2c-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org To: Wolfram Sang Cc: linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org, Jean Delvare Hello, On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 12:40:31PM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote: > From: Wolfram Sang >=20 > This tool allows to construct and concat multiple I2C messages into o= ne > single transfer. Its aim is to test I2C master controllers, and so th= ere > is no SMBus fallback. >=20 > I've been missing such a tool a number of times now, so I finally got > around to writing it myself. As with all I2C tools, it can be dangero= us, > but it can also be very useful when developing. I am not sure if dist= ros > should supply it, I'll leave that to Jean's experience. For embedded > build systems, I think this should be selectable. >=20 > Tested with various Renesas I2C IP cores as well as Tegra and AT91. >=20 > Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang I didn't look at the patch, but it would be great to get this functionality into i2c-tools. Note, I didn't check if this patch got applied in the meantime, my excuse is that http://lm-sensors.org where AFAIK the i2c-tools repo is located isn't reachable for me. Best regards Uwe --=20 Pengutronix e.K. | Uwe Kleine-K=F6nig = | Industrial Linux Solutions | http://www.pengutronix.de/= |