Re: [PATCH v7 3/5] ARM: dts: stm32: Add I2C1 support for STM32F429 SoC

["M'boumba Cedric Madianga" <cedric.madianga@gmail.com>]

 Hi Linus,

2016-12-30 10:07 GMT+01:00 Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>:
> On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 2:09 PM, M'boumba Cedric Madianga
> <cedric.madianga@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2016-12-22 20:11 GMT+01:00 Uwe Kleine-König <u.kleine-koenig@pengutronix.de>:
>>> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 02:35:02PM +0100, M'boumba Cedric Madianga wrote:
>>>> @@ -337,6 +350,16 @@
>>>>                                       slew-rate = <2>;
>>>>                               };
>>>>                       };
>>>> +
>>>> +                     i2c1_pins_b: i2c1@0 {
>>>> +                             pins1 {
>>>> +                                     pinmux = <STM32F429_PB9_FUNC_I2C1_SDA>;
>>>> +                                     drive-open-drain;
>>>> +                             };
>>>> +                             pins2 {
>>>> +                                     pinmux = <STM32F429_PB6_FUNC_I2C1_SCL>;
>>>> +                             };
>>>
>>> the second doesn't need the open-drain property? Why?
>>
>> I thought that open-drain was only needed for SDA line.
>> But after double-checking I2C specification, it seems that SDA and SCL
>> lines need open-drain or open-collector to perform the wired-AND
>> function.
>
> I think I2C SDA/SCL must be open drain by definition.
>
> It also requires pull-up resistors, I guess you have these mounted on the board
> so you do not need pull-up from the pin controller?
Yes, I have 1 pull-up resistor of 1,5K ohm for each line (SDA & SCL)
on the board

>
> Yours,
> Linus Walleij