[gstewart at spamcop.net: Linux kernel / i2c_adapter structure]

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To: Frodo Looijaard <frodol at dds.nl>
Subject: Linux kernel / i2c_adapter structure
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Hi there,

I noticed a change in the definition of the i2c_adapter structure in
$SRC/include/linux/i2c.h between the 2.4.x and 2.6.0 kernels. More
precisely, the following members are no longer present:

/* --- These may be NULL, but should increase the module use count */
        void (*inc_use)(struct i2c_adapter *);
        void (*dec_use)(struct i2c_adapter *);

        void *data;     /* private data for the adapter                 */
                        /* some data fields that are used by all types  */
                        /* these data fields are readonly to the public */
                        /* and can be set via the i2c_ioctl call        */


The problem is that the em8300 drivers for DXR3/Hollywood+ MPEG2 decoder
boards (see http://dxr3.sourceforge.net) use these members in their source.

My question is therefore, with what has their functionality been replaced?

For example :

static int em8300_i2c_reg(struct i2c_client *client)
{
        struct em8300_s *em = client->adapter->data;

        switch (client->driver->id) {
        case I2C_DRIVERID_ADV717X:
                if (!strncmp(client->name, "ADV7175", 7)) {
                        em->encoder_type = ENCODER_ADV7175;
                }
                if (!strncmp(client->name, "ADV7170", 7)) {
                        em->encoder_type = ENCODER_ADV7170;
                }
                em->encoder = client;
                break;
        case  I2C_DRIVERID_BT865:
                em->encoder_type = ENCODER_BT865;
                em->encoder = client;
                break;
        default:
                printk(KERN_ERR "em8300_i2c: unknown client id\n");
                return -ENODEV;
        }

        return 0;
}

In the above code, client->adapter is a struct i2c_adapter*, and the data
field is definitely used in order to identify the encoder chip used on the
board. I therefore need some way of working around the problem in order to
have a go at patching the em8300 drivers.

Many thanks in advance, and Season's Greetings if we don't "speak" until
after the festivities.

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