Re: CVS commit: src/sys/dev/i2c

[Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>]

> On Jan 14, 2026, at 10:25 PM, Nick Hudson <skrll%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Module Name: src
> Committed By: skrll
> Date: Thu Jan 15 06:25:45 UTC 2026
> 
> Modified Files:
> src/sys/dev/i2c: i2c.c
> 
> Log Message:
> Do the same workaround for i2c as was done for spi...
> 
> XXX XXX Big, fat, ugly workaround for an unfortunate senario triggered
> XXX XXX by the CI20 kernel where there isn't a SoC I2C controller driver
> XXX XXX that carries the fdt_i2c config attribute

+ * XXX As it happens we can fairly safely elide this call
+ * XXX because, at the moment (15 Jan 2026), there are no
+ * XXX consumers of the registration it performs.  However,
+ * XXX this points to a larger problem if needed a way to
+ * XXX resolve these situations at runtime with some sort
+ * XXX of "platform" abstraction rather than at kernel build
+ * XXX time.

This statement isn’t true for I2C.  At least a few HDMI drivers use it the I2C controller registration.

-- thorpej