> > But there is a dependency, no? If I apply the driver patch,
> > non-converted device trees will not find their eeproms anymore. So, I
> 
> I don't think that's correct. If you apply this patch before the DTS
> changes, the driver will still match using the I2C device ID table
> like it has been doing it until today.

My tests do not confirm this. If I add a node with a "renesas,24c01"
compatible to my board, it works before your patch, but not after. If I
change it to "atmel,24c01" it works even after your patch. I haven't
looked into it, though, maybe i2c_of_match_device_sysfs() is stepping on
our foots here?

Did you test and did it work for you?