Re: port-arm/53171 (Broadcom (and other ARM SoC i2c drivers) mis-handle indirect configuration of devices)

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR port-arm/53171; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: Jared McNeill <jmcneill%invisible.ca@localhost>
Cc: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, thorpej%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: Re: port-arm/53171 (Broadcom (and other ARM SoC i2c drivers)
 mis-handle indirect configuration of devices)
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2018 19:48:51 +0200

 On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 02:33:32PM -0300, Jared McNeill wrote:
 > Can this change be done in a way where we require explicit locators for
 > attaching indirect child devices? I worry about driver probe functions
 > sending crap over the i2c bus on boards where we've otherwise strictly
 > defined devices in the DT.
 
 This sounds similar to some sparc machines where we do strict direct
 configuration for devices that OF knows about, but on some i2c buses
 use indirect config (but I haven't been paying close attention so far).
 
 Martin