BCM2835 I2C - probe not called

[Florian Meier]

I was using your swarren/linux-rpi for-next branch. I will try it
again with the upstream kernel. Thank you!

2013/10/30 Stephen Warren <swarren at wwwdotorg.org>:
> On 10/29/2013 09:43 AM, Florian Meier wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I still have not managed to use the I2C driver of the BCM2835. My
>> device tree includes
>
> Which kernel are you using?
>
>> &i2c1 {
>> status = "okay";
>> clock-frequency = <100000>;
>>
>> wm8731: wm8731 at 1a {
>> compatible = "wlf,wm8731";
>> reg = <0x1a>;
>> };
>> };
>>
>> However, the I2C probe is not called.
>
> The I2C controller's drivers' probe(), or the WM8731 driver's probe()?
>
>> Apparently, the i2c_new_device
>> is not called. Other platforms (e.g. omap) use
>> of_i2c_register_devices, but the bcm2835 I2C driver does not seem to
>> use it. Should this call be included in the I2C driver or is there
>> another way?
>
> At least in the upstream kernel, this is handled by the I2C core;
> bcm2835_i2c_probe() -> i2c_add_adapter() -> i2c_register_adapter() ->
> of_i2c_register_devices().