Re: [i2c] [PATCH 0/4] Series to add device tree naming to i2c

On Mon, Dec 10, 2007 at 08:38:46AM +1100, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:

The more I think about it, the more I tend to agree that tagging isn't
necessary and you are right. We should just match the name against the
"compatible" property of the OF nodes (which mean we need to support
multiple matches though since "compatible" is a list of strings).

It may not be strictly necessary, but I think it's a good idea not just for
safety reasons, but as an indication to the driver what additional
information it has access to.  We could put a match data pointer in the i2c
device, and have it be a valid node pointer if the match was an OF one (and
a device-specific struct for a straight platform device, etc).  This could
be useful if a device needs to have more properties than standard
address/type/interrupt for some reason.

-Scott