1 Upgrading I2C Drivers to the new 2.6 Driver Model
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4 Ben Dooks <ben-linux@fluff.org>
9 This guide outlines how to alter existing Linux 2.6 client drivers from
10 the old to the new new binding methods.
13 Example old-style driver
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17 struct example_state {
18 struct i2c_client client;
22 static struct i2c_driver example_driver;
24 static unsigned short ignore[] = { I2C_CLIENT_END };
25 static unsigned short normal_addr[] = { OUR_ADDR, I2C_CLIENT_END };
29 static int example_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
31 struct example_state *state;
32 struct device *dev = &adap->dev; /* to use for dev_ reports */
35 state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct example_state), GFP_KERNEL);
37 dev_err(dev, "failed to create our state\n");
41 example->client.addr = addr;
42 example->client.flags = 0;
43 example->client.adapter = adap;
45 i2c_set_clientdata(&state->i2c_client, state);
46 strlcpy(client->i2c_client.name, "example", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
48 ret = i2c_attach_client(&state->i2c_client);
50 dev_err(dev, "failed to attach client\n");
55 dev = &state->i2c_client.dev;
57 /* rest of the initialisation goes here. */
59 dev_info(dev, "example client created\n");
64 static int example_detach(struct i2c_client *client)
66 struct example_state *state = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
68 i2c_detach_client(client);
73 static int example_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
75 return i2c_probe(adap, &addr_data, example_attach);
78 static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
82 .pm = &example_pm_ops,
84 .attach_adapter = example_attach_adapter,
85 .detach_client = example_detach,
92 The new style binding model will check against a list of supported
93 devices and their associated address supplied by the code registering
94 the busses. This means that the driver .attach_adapter and
95 .detach_client methods can be removed, along with the addr_data,
98 - static struct i2c_driver example_driver;
100 - static unsigned short ignore[] = { I2C_CLIENT_END };
101 - static unsigned short normal_addr[] = { OUR_ADDR, I2C_CLIENT_END };
105 - static int example_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
107 - return i2c_probe(adap, &addr_data, example_attach);
110 static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
111 - .attach_adapter = example_attach_adapter,
112 - .detach_client = example_detach,
115 Add the probe and remove methods to the i2c_driver, as so:
117 static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
118 + .probe = example_probe,
119 + .remove = example_remove,
122 Change the example_attach method to accept the new parameters
123 which include the i2c_client that it will be working with:
125 - static int example_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
126 + static int example_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
127 + const struct i2c_device_id *id)
129 Change the name of example_attach to example_probe to align it with the
130 i2c_driver entry names. The rest of the probe routine will now need to be
131 changed as the i2c_client has already been setup for use.
133 The necessary client fields have already been setup before
134 the probe function is called, so the following client setup
137 - example->client.addr = addr;
138 - example->client.flags = 0;
139 - example->client.adapter = adap;
141 - strlcpy(client->i2c_client.name, "example", I2C_NAME_SIZE);
143 The i2c_set_clientdata is now:
145 - i2c_set_clientdata(&state->client, state);
146 + i2c_set_clientdata(client, state);
148 The call to i2c_attach_client is no longer needed, if the probe
149 routine exits successfully, then the driver will be automatically
150 attached by the core. Change the probe routine as so:
152 - ret = i2c_attach_client(&state->i2c_client);
154 - dev_err(dev, "failed to attach client\n");
160 Remove the storage of 'struct i2c_client' from the 'struct example_state'
161 as we are provided with the i2c_client in our example_probe. Instead we
162 store a pointer to it for when it is needed.
164 struct example_state {
165 - struct i2c_client client;
166 + struct i2c_client *client;
168 the new i2c client as so:
170 - struct device *dev = &adap->dev; /* to use for dev_ reports */
171 + struct device *dev = &i2c_client->dev; /* to use for dev_ reports */
173 And remove the change after our client is attached, as the driver no
174 longer needs to register a new client structure with the core:
176 - dev = &state->i2c_client.dev;
178 In the probe routine, ensure that the new state has the client stored
181 static int example_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c_client,
182 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
184 struct example_state *state;
185 struct device *dev = &i2c_client->dev;
188 state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct example_state), GFP_KERNEL);
190 dev_err(dev, "failed to create our state\n");
194 + state->client = i2c_client;
196 Update the detach method, by changing the name to _remove and
197 to delete the i2c_detach_client call. It is possible that you
198 can also remove the ret variable as it is not needed for any
199 of the core functions.
201 - static int example_detach(struct i2c_client *client)
202 + static int example_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
204 struct example_state *state = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
206 - i2c_detach_client(client);
208 And finally ensure that we have the correct ID table for the i2c-core
211 + struct i2c_device_id example_idtable[] = {
216 +MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, example_idtable);
218 static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
220 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
223 + .id_table = example_ids,
226 Our driver should now look like this:
228 struct example_state {
229 struct i2c_client *client;
233 static int example_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
234 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
236 struct example_state *state;
237 struct device *dev = &client->dev;
239 state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct example_state), GFP_KERNEL);
241 dev_err(dev, "failed to create our state\n");
245 state->client = client;
246 i2c_set_clientdata(client, state);
248 /* rest of the initialisation goes here. */
250 dev_info(dev, "example client created\n");
255 static int example_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
257 struct example_state *state = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
263 static struct i2c_device_id example_idtable[] = {
268 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, example_idtable);
270 static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
272 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
274 .pm = &example_pm_ops,
276 .id_table = example_idtable,
277 .probe = example_probe,
278 .remove = example_remove,