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But there is a dependency, no? If I apply the driver patch,
non-converted device trees will not find their eeproms anymore. So, I

I don't think that's correct. If you apply this patch before the DTS
changes, the driver will still match using the I2C device ID table
like it has been doing it until today.

My tests do not confirm this. If I add a node with a "renesas,24c01"
compatible to my board, it works before your patch, but not after. If I
change it to "atmel,24c01" it works even after your patch. I haven't
looked into it, though, maybe i2c_of_match_device_sysfs() is stepping on
our foots here?

Did you test and did it work for you?