From c5e3fbf22ccba0879b174fab7ec0e322b1266c2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jean Delvare Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:39:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] hwmon: Fix reboot on it87 driver load Only scan I2C address 0x2d. This is the default address and no IT87xxF chip was ever seen on I2C at a different address. These chips are better accessed through their ISA interface anyway. This fixes bug #5889, although it doesn't address the whole class of problems. We'd need the ability to blacklist arbitrary I2C addresses on systems known to contain I2C devices which behave badly when probed. Plan the I2C interface for removal as well. If nobody complains within a year, it will confirm my impression that the I2C interface isn't actually needed by anyone. Signed-off-by: Jean Delvare Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 9 +++++++++ Documentation/hwmon/it87 | 2 +- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 4d4897c8ef96..b730d765b525 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -162,3 +162,12 @@ What: pci_module_init(driver) When: January 2007 Why: Is replaced by pci_register_driver(pci_driver). Who: Richard Knutsson and Greg Kroah-Hartman + +--------------------------- + +What: I2C interface of the it87 driver +When: January 2007 +Why: The ISA interface is faster and should be always available. The I2C + probing is also known to cause trouble in at least one case (see + bug #5889.) +Who: Jean Delvare diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 index 7f42e441c645..9555be1ed999 100644 --- a/Documentation/hwmon/it87 +++ b/Documentation/hwmon/it87 @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Supported chips: http://www.ite.com.tw/ * IT8712F Prefix: 'it8712' - Addresses scanned: I2C 0x28 - 0x2f + Addresses scanned: I2C 0x2d from Super I/O config space (8 I/O ports) Datasheet: Publicly available at the ITE website http://www.ite.com.tw/ -- cgit v1.2.3