[i2c] PCF8563 doesn't pass validation check

[Rod Whitby]

Jean Delvare wrote:
> I think you should convert rtc-pcf8563 to a new-style i2c driver. Then
> the whole validation function becomes pointless and you can delete it.
> I guess that the PCF8563 chip is used in embedded designs with platform
> code to instantiate the I2C devices as needed, so it should work fine.
> Apparently some IXP4xx platforms already expect rtc-pcf8563 to be a
> new-style i2c driver... I'm curious if some ARM people have already
> converted the driver. Rod?

I believe this patch:

<http://svn.nslu2-linux.org/svnroot/kernel/trunk/patches/2.6.25/rtc-pcf8563-new-style.patch>

was merged as:

<http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=e5fc9cc0266e5babcf84c81908ec8843b7e3349f>

-- Rod