Re: [rfc/patch 02/15] power: bq27200: this is an i2c device

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Sun Jul 12 2009 - 15:50:35 EST


On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 08:47:53PM +0200, ext Linus Walleij wrote:
> 2009/7/12 Felipe Balbi <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
> > ... with hardcoded device address so i2c subsystem won't
> > talk to more than one of those.
>
> So you remove support for multiple instances of this driver, OK.
>
> But theoretically, what happens if you have two different I2C busses
> on your system with a battery driver on each?
>
> Can you confirm that that will never happen?

If they are on different buses, there shouldn't be any problems.
Unfortunately I don't have a hw suitable for this kind of test.

Let's hear from Ben Dooks on this.

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balbi
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