# Re: \[PATCH\] i2c: Split I2C\_M\_NOSTART support out of I2C\_FUNC\_PROTOCOL\_MANGLING

- From: Jean Delvare \<hidden\>
- Date: 2012-05-03 10:58:52 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2012/05/8919418
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2012/05/8919418/t.md

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On Thu, 3 May 2012 10:58:15 +0100, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 11:52:11AM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> 
> > Also, I'd think the FUNC_NOSTART bit should be 0x08 and SMBUS_PEC 0x4000. This
> > will be more intuitive, probably?
> 
> What is the value in renumbering everything?  It just seems like it
> makes the diff less clear and has no practical value.

You actually just can't renumber them, as they are part of the ABI to
user-space (through i2c-dev's ioctl I2C_FUNCS.)

-- 
Jean Delvare
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