[linux-dvb] Re: NEWSTRUCT questions

[Holger Waechtler <holger@convergence.de>]

Hi Gerd,

Gerd Knorr wrote:
> Ralph Metzler wrote:
> 
>> > What exactly is the point of having two different i2c layers?  Why don't
>> > you simply use the linux i2c layer for everything?
>> 
>> I think part of the reason were the unnecessary and sometimes long
>> delays caused by drivers which tried to attach to all I2C busses
>> although they had no business there. This could be resolved by better
>> checking of device types as explained above.
> 
> 
> IMHO nothing serious, should be easily fixable.  Tried to send patches
> to the i2c folks?

it's just sometimes ways easier to write 300 lines of code than to get 
bugfixes applied. Especially for bugs that only occur in situations they 
can't reproduce.

Holger



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