[PATCH 09/14] i2c: Add Device Tree support to the Nomadik I2C driver

Mark Brown broonie at opensource.wolfsonmicro.com
Thu Jun 14 14:46:58 EDT 2012


On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 07:36:36PM +0100, Mark Brown wrote:

> You're not understanding Linus' point.  The compatible string isn't
> useful here because properties like the maximum clock rate of the bus
> depend on the board design, not the silicon.  The controller may be
> perfectly happy to run at a given rate but other devices on the bus or
> the electrical engineering of the PCB itself may restrict this further.

Sorry, I read the next revision and see this was actually resolved OK.



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