From: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
To: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-i2c@vger.kernel.org,
Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>, Peter Rosin <peda@axentia.se>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 19/26] docs: i2c: smbus-protocol: improve I2C Block transactions description
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 10:16:37 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200121101637.07513417@endymion> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200105225012.11701-19-luca@lucaceresoli.net>
On Sun, 5 Jan 2020 23:50:05 +0100, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> Clarify from the beginning what these transactions are, and specifically
> how they differ from the SMBus counterparts, i.e. the lack of a Count byte.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luca Ceresoli <luca@lucaceresoli.net>
> ---
> Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol.rst | 7 ++++---
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol.rst b/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol.rst
> index 7350e4b2c2fa..0edaf6069ac1 100644
> --- a/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/i2c/smbus-protocol.rst
> @@ -282,9 +282,10 @@ This is implemented the following way in the Linux kernel:
> I2C Block Transactions
> ======================
>
> -The following I2C block transactions are supported by the
> -SMBus layer and are described here for completeness.
> -They are *NOT* defined by the SMBus specification.
> +The following I2C block transactions are similar to the SMBus Block Read
> +and Write operations, except these do not have a Count byte. They are
> +supported by the SMBus layer and are described here for completeness, but
> +they are *NOT* defined by the SMBus specification.
>
> I2C block transactions do not limit the number of bytes transferred
> but the SMBus layer places a limit of 32 bytes.
Reviewed-by: Jean Delvare <jdelvare@suse.de>
--
Jean Delvare
SUSE L3 Support
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-01-21 9:16 UTC|newest]
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 [this message]
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 ` [PATCH 24/26] docs: i2c: old-module-parameters: clarify this is for obsolete kernels Luca Ceresoli
2020-01-22 11:18 ` 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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