Subject: Re: Sharing MII and I2C code in ethernet drivers
To: Mike Long <mikel@shore.net>
From: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/19/1997 10:41:47
On Fri, Sep 19, 1997 at 03:09:25AM -0400, Mike Long wrote:

> All I2C-interface EEPROMs use the same protocol, so it might be better
> not to associate the number of one particular EEPROM (24C01A) with the
> driver.

Actually, the larger IIC EEPROMs use a different addressing system because
there weren't enough address bits in the 24C01 protocol.  The lowest-level
IIC protocol (byte transfers) remains the same, of course.

  -jm

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