[i2c] RFC: Add documentation on upgrading clients

[Laurent Pinchart]

Hi Ben,

just a few comments.

On Tuesday 03 June 2008 13:19, Ben Dooks wrote:
> I would like to get people's opinions on adding
> the following as Documentation/i2c/upgrading-clients.
> 
> 
> Upgrading I2C Drivers to the new 2.6 Driver Model
> =================================================
> 
> Ben Dooks <ben-linux at fluff.org>
> 
> Introduction
> ------------
> 
> This guide outlines how to alter existing Linux 2.6 client drivers from
> the old to the new new binding methods.
> 
> 
> Example old-style driver
> ------------------------
> 
>  
> struct example_state {
> 	struct i2c_client	client;
> 	....
> };
> 
> static struct i2c_driver example_driver;
> 
> static unsigned short ignore[] = { I2C_CLIENT_END };
> static unsigned short normal_addr[] = { OUR_ADDR, I2C_CLIENT_END };
> 
> static struct i2c_client_address_data addr_data = {
> 	.normal_i2c		= normal_addr,
> 	.probe			= ignore,
> 	.ignore			= ignore,
> };
> 
> static int example_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
> {
> 	struct example_state *state;
> 	struct device *dev = &adap->dev;
> 	int ret;
> 
> 	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct example_state), GFP_KERNEL);
> 	if (state == NULL) {
> 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create our state\n");
> 		return -ENOMEM;
> 	}
> 
> 	example->i2c_client.addr    = addr;
> 	example->i2c_client.flags   = 0;
> 	example->i2c_client.adapter = adap;
> 
> 	i2c_set_clientdata(&state->i2c_client, state);
> 	strlcpy(client->i2c_client.name, example_driver.driver.name,
> 		I2C_NAME_SIZE);
> 	
> 	ret = i2c_attach_client(&state->i2c_client);
> 	if (ret < 0) {
> 		dev_err(dev, "failed to attach client\n");
> 		kfree(state);
> 		return ret;
> 	}
> 
> 	dev = &state->i2c_client.dev;
> 
> 	/* rest of the initialisation goes here. */
> 
> 	return 0;
> }
> 
> static int example_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> {
> 	struct example_state *state = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> 
> 	i2c_detach_client(client);
> 	kfree(state);
> 	return 0;
> }
> 
> static int example_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
> {
> 	return i2c_probe(adap, &addr_data, example_attach);
> }
> 
> static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
>  	.driver		= {
> 		.owner		= THIS_MODULE,
> 		.name		= "example",
> 	},
> 	.attach_adapter = example_attach_adapter,
> 	.detach_client	= example_detach,
> 	.suspend	= example_suspend,
> 	.resume		= example_resume,
> };
> 
> 
> Updating the client
> -------------------
> 
> The new style binding model will check against a list of
> supported devices and their associated address supplied by
> the code registering the busses. This means that the driver
> .attach_adapter and .detach_adapter methods can be removed,
> along with the addr_data, as follows
> 
> - static struct i2c_driver example_driver;
> 
> - static unsigned short ignore[] = { I2C_CLIENT_END };
> - static unsigned short normal_addr[] = { OUR_ADDR, I2C_CLIENT_END };
> 
> - static struct i2c_client_address_data addr_data = {
> -	.normal_i2c		= normal_addr,
> -	.probe			= ignore,
> - 	.ignore			= ignore,
> - };
> 
> - static int example_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adap)
> - {
> - 	return i2c_probe(adap, &addr_data, example_attach);
> - }
> 
>  static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
> -	.attach_adapter = example_attach_adapter,
> -	.detach_client	= example_detach,
>  }
> 
> Add the probe and remove methods to the i2c_driver, as so:
> 
>  static struct i2c_driver example_driver = {
> +	.probe		= simtec_pmu_probe,
> +	.remove		= simtec_pmu_remove,
>  }

This should be example_probe and example_remove.

> Change the example_attach method to accept the new parameters
> which include the i2c_client that it will be working with:
> 
> - static int example_attach(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
> + static int example_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c_client,
> +			   const struct i2c_device_id *id)
> 
> Note, we change the name of example_attach to example_probe to
> align it with the i2c_driver entry names. The rest of the probe routine
> will now need to be changed as the i2c_client has already been setup
> for use.
> 
> Remove the  setting of address and adapter, they are now not needed.
> 
> -	example->i2c_client.addr    = addr;
> -	example->i2c_client.flags   = 0;
> -	example->i2c_client.adapter = adap;
> 
> Also remove the strlcpy, as the i2c_client's name is already filled
> in by the caller.
> 
> -	strlcpy(client->i2c_client.name, example_driver.driver.name,
> -		I2C_NAME_SIZE);
> 
> The call to i2c_attach_client is no longer needed, if the probe
> routine exits succssfully,

"successfully"

> then the driver has been attached. Change 

"will be attached" sounds better.

> the probe routine as so:
> 
> -	ret = i2c_attach_client(&state->i2c_client);
> -	if (ret < 0) {
> -		dev_err(dev, "failed to attach client\n");
> -		kfree(state);
> -		return ret;
> -	}
> 
> 
> Remove the storage of  'struct i2c_client' from the 'struct example_state'
> as we are provided with the i2c_client in our example_probe. Instead we
> store a pointer to it for when it is needed.
> 
> struct example_state {
> -	struct i2c_client	client;
> +	struct i2c_client	*client;
> 
> In the probe routine, ensure that the new state has the client stored
> in it.
> 
> static int example_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c_client,
> 			 const struct i2c_device_id *id)
> {
> 	struct example_state *state;
> 	struct device *dev = &adap->dev;
> 	int ret;
> 
> 	state = kzalloc(sizeof(struct example_state), GFP_KERNEL);
> 	if (state == NULL) {
> 		dev_err(dev, "failed to create our state\n");
> 		return -ENOMEM;
> 	}
> 
> +	state->client = i2c_client;
> 
> Update the remove method to delete the i2c_detach_client call.
> 
> static int example_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
> {
> 	struct example_state *state = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
> 
> -	i2c_detach_client(client);

-- 
Laurent Pinchart
CSE Semaphore Belgium

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