Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933366Ab0D3RqI (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:46:08 -0400 Received: from bamako.nerim.net ([62.4.17.28]:56863 "EHLO bamako.nerim.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933533Ab0D3Rpt (ORCPT ); Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:45:49 -0400 Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 13:12:13 +0200 From: Jean Delvare To: Ben Dooks Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, tristram.ha@micrel.com, support@tincantools.com, Wolfram Sang , Linux Kernel Subject: Re: [patch 03/13] eeprom_93cx6: Add data direction control. Message-ID: <20100430131213.2429dd1e@hyperion.delvare> In-Reply-To: <20100429231739.749602911@fluff.org.uk> References: <20100429231621.015936077@fluff.org.uk> <20100429231739.749602911@fluff.org.uk> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.5.0 (GTK+ 2.14.4; i586-suse-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 967 Lines: 26 Hi Ben, On Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:16:24 +0100, Ben Dooks wrote: > Some devices need to know if the data is to be output or read, so add a > data direction into the eeprom structure to tell the driver whether the > data line should be driven. > > The user in this case is the Micrel KS8851 which has a direction > control for the EEPROM data line and thus needs to know whether > to drive it (writing) or to tristate it for receiving. > > Signed-off-by: Ben Dooks > Cc: Wolfram Sang > Cc: Jean Delvare > Cc: Linux Kernel I don't know anything about these driver and device, so don't expect any input from me. -- Jean Delvare -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/