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  1 ===============================                     1 ===============================
  2 Implementing I2C device drivers                     2 Implementing I2C device drivers
  3 ===============================                     3 ===============================
  4                                                     4 
  5 This is a small guide for those who want to wr      5 This is a small guide for those who want to write kernel drivers for I2C
  6 or SMBus devices, using Linux as the protocol       6 or SMBus devices, using Linux as the protocol host/master (not slave).
  7                                                     7 
  8 To set up a driver, you need to do several thi      8 To set up a driver, you need to do several things. Some are optional, and
  9 some things can be done slightly or completely      9 some things can be done slightly or completely different. Use this as a
 10 guide, not as a rule book!                         10 guide, not as a rule book!
 11                                                    11 
 12                                                    12 
 13 General remarks                                    13 General remarks
 14 ===============                                    14 ===============
 15                                                    15 
 16 Try to keep the kernel namespace as clean as p     16 Try to keep the kernel namespace as clean as possible. The best way to
 17 do this is to use a unique prefix for all glob     17 do this is to use a unique prefix for all global symbols. This is
 18 especially important for exported symbols, but     18 especially important for exported symbols, but it is a good idea to do
 19 it for non-exported symbols too. We will use t     19 it for non-exported symbols too. We will use the prefix ``foo_`` in this
 20 tutorial.                                          20 tutorial.
 21                                                    21 
 22                                                    22 
 23 The driver structure                               23 The driver structure
 24 ====================                               24 ====================
 25                                                    25 
 26 Usually, you will implement a single driver st     26 Usually, you will implement a single driver structure, and instantiate
 27 all clients from it. Remember, a driver struct     27 all clients from it. Remember, a driver structure contains general access
 28 routines, and should be zero-initialized excep     28 routines, and should be zero-initialized except for fields with data you
 29 provide.  A client structure holds device-spec     29 provide.  A client structure holds device-specific information like the
 30 driver model device node, and its I2C address.     30 driver model device node, and its I2C address.
 31                                                    31 
 32 ::                                                 32 ::
 33                                                    33 
 34   static struct i2c_device_id foo_idtable[] =      34   static struct i2c_device_id foo_idtable[] = {
 35         { "foo", my_id_for_foo },                  35         { "foo", my_id_for_foo },
 36         { "bar", my_id_for_bar },                  36         { "bar", my_id_for_bar },
 37         { }                                        37         { }
 38   };                                               38   };
 39                                                    39 
 40   MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, foo_idtable);           40   MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, foo_idtable);
 41                                                    41 
 42   static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = {          42   static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = {
 43         .driver = {                                43         .driver = {
 44                 .name   = "foo",                   44                 .name   = "foo",
 45                 .pm     = &foo_pm_ops,  /* opt     45                 .pm     = &foo_pm_ops,  /* optional */
 46         },                                         46         },
 47                                                    47 
 48         .id_table       = foo_idtable,             48         .id_table       = foo_idtable,
 49         .probe          = foo_probe,               49         .probe          = foo_probe,
 50         .remove         = foo_remove,              50         .remove         = foo_remove,
                                                   >>  51         /* if device autodetection is needed: */
                                                   >>  52         .class          = I2C_CLASS_SOMETHING,
                                                   >>  53         .detect         = foo_detect,
                                                   >>  54         .address_list   = normal_i2c,
 51                                                    55 
 52         .shutdown       = foo_shutdown, /* opt     56         .shutdown       = foo_shutdown, /* optional */
 53         .command        = foo_command,  /* opt     57         .command        = foo_command,  /* optional, deprecated */
 54   }                                                58   }
 55                                                    59 
 56 The name field is the driver name, and must no     60 The name field is the driver name, and must not contain spaces.  It
 57 should match the module name (if the driver ca     61 should match the module name (if the driver can be compiled as a module),
 58 although you can use MODULE_ALIAS (passing "fo     62 although you can use MODULE_ALIAS (passing "foo" in this example) to add
 59 another name for the module.  If the driver na     63 another name for the module.  If the driver name doesn't match the module
 60 name, the module won't be automatically loaded     64 name, the module won't be automatically loaded (hotplug/coldplug).
 61                                                    65 
 62 All other fields are for call-back functions w     66 All other fields are for call-back functions which will be explained
 63 below.                                             67 below.
 64                                                    68 
 65                                                    69 
 66 Extra client data                                  70 Extra client data
 67 =================                                  71 =================
 68                                                    72 
 69 Each client structure has a special ``data`` f     73 Each client structure has a special ``data`` field that can point to any
 70 structure at all.  You should use this to keep     74 structure at all.  You should use this to keep device-specific data.
 71                                                    75 
 72 ::                                                 76 ::
 73                                                    77 
 74         /* store the value */                      78         /* store the value */
 75         void i2c_set_clientdata(struct i2c_cli     79         void i2c_set_clientdata(struct i2c_client *client, void *data);
 76                                                    80 
 77         /* retrieve the value */                   81         /* retrieve the value */
 78         void *i2c_get_clientdata(const struct      82         void *i2c_get_clientdata(const struct i2c_client *client);
 79                                                    83 
 80 Note that starting with kernel 2.6.34, you don     84 Note that starting with kernel 2.6.34, you don't have to set the ``data`` field
 81 to NULL in remove() or if probe() failed anymo     85 to NULL in remove() or if probe() failed anymore. The i2c-core does this
 82 automatically on these occasions. Those are al     86 automatically on these occasions. Those are also the only times the core will
 83 touch this field.                                  87 touch this field.
 84                                                    88 
 85                                                    89 
 86 Accessing the client                               90 Accessing the client
 87 ====================                               91 ====================
 88                                                    92 
 89 Let's say we have a valid client structure. At     93 Let's say we have a valid client structure. At some time, we will need
 90 to gather information from the client, or writ     94 to gather information from the client, or write new information to the
 91 client.                                            95 client.
 92                                                    96 
 93 I have found it useful to define foo_read and      97 I have found it useful to define foo_read and foo_write functions for this.
 94 For some cases, it will be easier to call the      98 For some cases, it will be easier to call the I2C functions directly,
 95 but many chips have some kind of register-valu     99 but many chips have some kind of register-value idea that can easily
 96 be encapsulated.                                  100 be encapsulated.
 97                                                   101 
 98 The below functions are simple examples, and s    102 The below functions are simple examples, and should not be copied
 99 literally::                                       103 literally::
100                                                   104 
101   int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client    105   int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
102   {                                               106   {
103         if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register    107         if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register */
104                 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_dat    108                 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client, reg);
105         else            /* word-sized register    109         else            /* word-sized register */
106                 return i2c_smbus_read_word_dat    110                 return i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client, reg);
107   }                                               111   }
108                                                   112 
109   int foo_write_value(struct i2c_client *clien    113   int foo_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
110   {                                               114   {
111         if (reg == 0x10)        /* Impossible     115         if (reg == 0x10)        /* Impossible to write - driver error! */
112                 return -EINVAL;                   116                 return -EINVAL;
113         else if (reg < 0x10)    /* byte-sized     117         else if (reg < 0x10)    /* byte-sized register */
114                 return i2c_smbus_write_byte_da    118                 return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, value);
115         else                    /* word-sized     119         else                    /* word-sized register */
116                 return i2c_smbus_write_word_da    120                 return i2c_smbus_write_word_data(client, reg, value);
117   }                                               121   }
118                                                   122 
119                                                   123 
120 Probing and attaching                             124 Probing and attaching
121 =====================                             125 =====================
122                                                   126 
123 The Linux I2C stack was originally written to     127 The Linux I2C stack was originally written to support access to hardware
124 monitoring chips on PC motherboards, and thus     128 monitoring chips on PC motherboards, and thus used to embed some assumptions
125 that were more appropriate to SMBus (and PCs)     129 that were more appropriate to SMBus (and PCs) than to I2C.  One of these
126 assumptions was that most adapters and devices    130 assumptions was that most adapters and devices drivers support the SMBUS_QUICK
127 protocol to probe device presence.  Another wa    131 protocol to probe device presence.  Another was that devices and their drivers
128 can be sufficiently configured using only such    132 can be sufficiently configured using only such probe primitives.
129                                                   133 
130 As Linux and its I2C stack became more widely     134 As Linux and its I2C stack became more widely used in embedded systems
131 and complex components such as DVB adapters, t    135 and complex components such as DVB adapters, those assumptions became more
132 problematic.  Drivers for I2C devices that iss    136 problematic.  Drivers for I2C devices that issue interrupts need more (and
133 different) configuration information, as do dr    137 different) configuration information, as do drivers handling chip variants
134 that can't be distinguished by protocol probin    138 that can't be distinguished by protocol probing, or which need some board
135 specific information to operate correctly.        139 specific information to operate correctly.
136                                                   140 
137                                                   141 
138 Device/Driver Binding                             142 Device/Driver Binding
139 ---------------------                             143 ---------------------
140                                                   144 
141 System infrastructure, typically board-specifi    145 System infrastructure, typically board-specific initialization code or
142 boot firmware, reports what I2C devices exist.    146 boot firmware, reports what I2C devices exist.  For example, there may be
143 a table, in the kernel or from the boot loader    147 a table, in the kernel or from the boot loader, identifying I2C devices
144 and linking them to board-specific configurati    148 and linking them to board-specific configuration information about IRQs
145 and other wiring artifacts, chip type, and so     149 and other wiring artifacts, chip type, and so on.  That could be used to
146 create i2c_client objects for each I2C device.    150 create i2c_client objects for each I2C device.
147                                                   151 
148 I2C device drivers using this binding model wo    152 I2C device drivers using this binding model work just like any other
149 kind of driver in Linux:  they provide a probe    153 kind of driver in Linux:  they provide a probe() method to bind to
150 those devices, and a remove() method to unbind    154 those devices, and a remove() method to unbind.
151                                                   155 
152 ::                                                156 ::
153                                                   157 
154         static int foo_probe(struct i2c_client    158         static int foo_probe(struct i2c_client *client);
155         static void foo_remove(struct i2c_clie    159         static void foo_remove(struct i2c_client *client);
156                                                   160 
157 Remember that the i2c_driver does not create t    161 Remember that the i2c_driver does not create those client handles.  The
158 handle may be used during foo_probe().  If foo    162 handle may be used during foo_probe().  If foo_probe() reports success
159 (zero not a negative status code) it may save     163 (zero not a negative status code) it may save the handle and use it until
160 foo_remove() returns.  That binding model is u    164 foo_remove() returns.  That binding model is used by most Linux drivers.
161                                                   165 
162 The probe function is called when an entry in     166 The probe function is called when an entry in the id_table name field
163 matches the device's name. If the probe functi    167 matches the device's name. If the probe function needs that entry, it
164 can retrieve it using                             168 can retrieve it using
165                                                   169 
166 ::                                                170 ::
167                                                   171 
168         const struct i2c_device_id *id = i2c_m    172         const struct i2c_device_id *id = i2c_match_id(foo_idtable, client);
169                                                   173 
170                                                   174 
171 Device Creation                                   175 Device Creation
172 ---------------                                   176 ---------------
173                                                   177 
174 If you know for a fact that an I2C device is c    178 If you know for a fact that an I2C device is connected to a given I2C bus,
175 you can instantiate that device by simply fill    179 you can instantiate that device by simply filling an i2c_board_info
176 structure with the device address and driver n    180 structure with the device address and driver name, and calling
177 i2c_new_client_device().  This will create the    181 i2c_new_client_device().  This will create the device, then the driver core
178 will take care of finding the right driver and    182 will take care of finding the right driver and will call its probe() method.
179 If a driver supports different device types, y    183 If a driver supports different device types, you can specify the type you
180 want using the type field.  You can also speci    184 want using the type field.  You can also specify an IRQ and platform data
181 if needed.                                        185 if needed.
182                                                   186 
183 Sometimes you know that a device is connected     187 Sometimes you know that a device is connected to a given I2C bus, but you
184 don't know the exact address it uses.  This ha    188 don't know the exact address it uses.  This happens on TV adapters for
185 example, where the same driver supports dozens    189 example, where the same driver supports dozens of slightly different
186 models, and I2C device addresses change from o    190 models, and I2C device addresses change from one model to the next.  In
187 that case, you can use the i2c_new_scanned_dev    191 that case, you can use the i2c_new_scanned_device() variant, which is
188 similar to i2c_new_client_device(), except tha    192 similar to i2c_new_client_device(), except that it takes an additional list
189 of possible I2C addresses to probe.  A device     193 of possible I2C addresses to probe.  A device is created for the first
190 responsive address in the list.  If you expect    194 responsive address in the list.  If you expect more than one device to be
191 present in the address range, simply call i2c_    195 present in the address range, simply call i2c_new_scanned_device() that
192 many times.                                       196 many times.
193                                                   197 
194 The call to i2c_new_client_device() or i2c_new    198 The call to i2c_new_client_device() or i2c_new_scanned_device() typically
195 happens in the I2C bus driver. You may want to    199 happens in the I2C bus driver. You may want to save the returned i2c_client
196 reference for later use.                          200 reference for later use.
197                                                   201 
198                                                   202 
199 Device Detection                                  203 Device Detection
200 ----------------                                  204 ----------------
201                                                   205 
202 The device detection mechanism comes with a nu !! 206 Sometimes you do not know in advance which I2C devices are connected to
203 You need some reliable way to identify the sup !! 207 a given I2C bus.  This is for example the case of hardware monitoring
                                                   >> 208 devices on a PC's SMBus.  In that case, you may want to let your driver
                                                   >> 209 detect supported devices automatically.  This is how the legacy model
                                                   >> 210 was working, and is now available as an extension to the standard
                                                   >> 211 driver model.
                                                   >> 212 
                                                   >> 213 You simply have to define a detect callback which will attempt to
                                                   >> 214 identify supported devices (returning 0 for supported ones and -ENODEV
                                                   >> 215 for unsupported ones), a list of addresses to probe, and a device type
                                                   >> 216 (or class) so that only I2C buses which may have that type of device
                                                   >> 217 connected (and not otherwise enumerated) will be probed.  For example,
                                                   >> 218 a driver for a hardware monitoring chip for which auto-detection is
                                                   >> 219 needed would set its class to I2C_CLASS_HWMON, and only I2C adapters
                                                   >> 220 with a class including I2C_CLASS_HWMON would be probed by this driver.
                                                   >> 221 Note that the absence of matching classes does not prevent the use of
                                                   >> 222 a device of that type on the given I2C adapter.  All it prevents is
                                                   >> 223 auto-detection; explicit instantiation of devices is still possible.
                                                   >> 224 
                                                   >> 225 Note that this mechanism is purely optional and not suitable for all
                                                   >> 226 devices.  You need some reliable way to identify the supported devices
204 (typically using device-specific, dedicated id    227 (typically using device-specific, dedicated identification registers),
205 otherwise misdetections are likely to occur an    228 otherwise misdetections are likely to occur and things can get wrong
206 quickly.  Keep in mind that the I2C protocol d    229 quickly.  Keep in mind that the I2C protocol doesn't include any
207 standard way to detect the presence of a chip     230 standard way to detect the presence of a chip at a given address, let
208 alone a standard way to identify devices.  Eve    231 alone a standard way to identify devices.  Even worse is the lack of
209 semantics associated to bus transfers, which m    232 semantics associated to bus transfers, which means that the same
210 transfer can be seen as a read operation by a     233 transfer can be seen as a read operation by a chip and as a write
211 operation by another chip.  For these reasons, !! 234 operation by another chip.  For these reasons, explicit device
212 considered a legacy mechanism and shouldn't be !! 235 instantiation should always be preferred to auto-detection where
                                                   >> 236 possible.
213                                                   237 
214                                                   238 
215 Device Deletion                                   239 Device Deletion
216 ---------------                                   240 ---------------
217                                                   241 
218 Each I2C device which has been created using i    242 Each I2C device which has been created using i2c_new_client_device()
219 or i2c_new_scanned_device() can be unregistere    243 or i2c_new_scanned_device() can be unregistered by calling
220 i2c_unregister_device().  If you don't call it    244 i2c_unregister_device().  If you don't call it explicitly, it will be
221 called automatically before the underlying I2C    245 called automatically before the underlying I2C bus itself is removed,
222 as a device can't survive its parent in the de    246 as a device can't survive its parent in the device driver model.
223                                                   247 
224                                                   248 
225 Initializing the driver                           249 Initializing the driver
226 =======================                           250 =======================
227                                                   251 
228 When the kernel is booted, or when your foo dr    252 When the kernel is booted, or when your foo driver module is inserted,
229 you have to do some initializing. Fortunately,    253 you have to do some initializing. Fortunately, just registering the
230 driver module is usually enough.                  254 driver module is usually enough.
231                                                   255 
232 ::                                                256 ::
233                                                   257 
234   static int __init foo_init(void)                258   static int __init foo_init(void)
235   {                                               259   {
236         return i2c_add_driver(&foo_driver);       260         return i2c_add_driver(&foo_driver);
237   }                                               261   }
238   module_init(foo_init);                          262   module_init(foo_init);
239                                                   263 
240   static void __exit foo_cleanup(void)            264   static void __exit foo_cleanup(void)
241   {                                               265   {
242         i2c_del_driver(&foo_driver);              266         i2c_del_driver(&foo_driver);
243   }                                               267   }
244   module_exit(foo_cleanup);                       268   module_exit(foo_cleanup);
245                                                   269 
246   The module_i2c_driver() macro can be used to    270   The module_i2c_driver() macro can be used to reduce above code.
247                                                   271 
248   module_i2c_driver(foo_driver);                  272   module_i2c_driver(foo_driver);
249                                                   273 
250 Note that some functions are marked by ``__ini    274 Note that some functions are marked by ``__init``.  These functions can
251 be removed after kernel booting (or module loa    275 be removed after kernel booting (or module loading) is completed.
252 Likewise, functions marked by ``__exit`` are d    276 Likewise, functions marked by ``__exit`` are dropped by the compiler when
253 the code is built into the kernel, as they wou    277 the code is built into the kernel, as they would never be called.
254                                                   278 
255                                                   279 
256 Driver Information                                280 Driver Information
257 ==================                                281 ==================
258                                                   282 
259 ::                                                283 ::
260                                                   284 
261   /* Substitute your own name and email addres    285   /* Substitute your own name and email address */
262   MODULE_AUTHOR("Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl    286   MODULE_AUTHOR("Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>"
263   MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Barf Inc. Foo    287   MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Barf Inc. Foo I2C devices");
264                                                   288 
265   /* a few non-GPL license types are also allo    289   /* a few non-GPL license types are also allowed */
266   MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");                          290   MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
267                                                   291 
268                                                   292 
269 Power Management                                  293 Power Management
270 ================                                  294 ================
271                                                   295 
272 If your I2C device needs special handling when    296 If your I2C device needs special handling when entering a system low
273 power state -- like putting a transceiver into    297 power state -- like putting a transceiver into a low power mode, or
274 activating a system wakeup mechanism -- do tha    298 activating a system wakeup mechanism -- do that by implementing the
275 appropriate callbacks for the dev_pm_ops of th    299 appropriate callbacks for the dev_pm_ops of the driver (like suspend
276 and resume).                                      300 and resume).
277                                                   301 
278 These are standard driver model calls, and the    302 These are standard driver model calls, and they work just like they
279 would for any other driver stack.  The calls c    303 would for any other driver stack.  The calls can sleep, and can use
280 I2C messaging to the device being suspended or    304 I2C messaging to the device being suspended or resumed (since their
281 parent I2C adapter is active when these calls     305 parent I2C adapter is active when these calls are issued, and IRQs
282 are still enabled).                               306 are still enabled).
283                                                   307 
284                                                   308 
285 System Shutdown                                   309 System Shutdown
286 ===============                                   310 ===============
287                                                   311 
288 If your I2C device needs special handling when    312 If your I2C device needs special handling when the system shuts down
289 or reboots (including kexec) -- like turning s    313 or reboots (including kexec) -- like turning something off -- use a
290 shutdown() method.                                314 shutdown() method.
291                                                   315 
292 Again, this is a standard driver model call, w    316 Again, this is a standard driver model call, working just like it
293 would for any other driver stack:  the calls c    317 would for any other driver stack:  the calls can sleep, and can use
294 I2C messaging.                                    318 I2C messaging.
295                                                   319 
296                                                   320 
297 Command function                                  321 Command function
298 ================                                  322 ================
299                                                   323 
300 A generic ioctl-like function call back is sup    324 A generic ioctl-like function call back is supported. You will seldom
301 need this, and its use is deprecated anyway, s    325 need this, and its use is deprecated anyway, so newer design should not
302 use it.                                           326 use it.
303                                                   327 
304                                                   328 
305 Sending and receiving                             329 Sending and receiving
306 =====================                             330 =====================
307                                                   331 
308 If you want to communicate with your device, t    332 If you want to communicate with your device, there are several functions
309 to do this. You can find all of them in <linux    333 to do this. You can find all of them in <linux/i2c.h>.
310                                                   334 
311 If you can choose between plain I2C communicat    335 If you can choose between plain I2C communication and SMBus level
312 communication, please use the latter. All adap    336 communication, please use the latter. All adapters understand SMBus level
313 commands, but only some of them understand pla    337 commands, but only some of them understand plain I2C!
314                                                   338 
315                                                   339 
316 Plain I2C communication                           340 Plain I2C communication
317 -----------------------                           341 -----------------------
318                                                   342 
319 ::                                                343 ::
320                                                   344 
321         int i2c_master_send(struct i2c_client     345         int i2c_master_send(struct i2c_client *client, const char *buf,
322                             int count);           346                             int count);
323         int i2c_master_recv(struct i2c_client     347         int i2c_master_recv(struct i2c_client *client, char *buf, int count);
324                                                   348 
325 These routines read and write some bytes from/    349 These routines read and write some bytes from/to a client. The client
326 contains the I2C address, so you do not have t    350 contains the I2C address, so you do not have to include it. The second
327 parameter contains the bytes to read/write, th    351 parameter contains the bytes to read/write, the third the number of bytes
328 to read/write (must be less than the length of    352 to read/write (must be less than the length of the buffer, also should be
329 less than 64k since msg.len is u16.) Returned     353 less than 64k since msg.len is u16.) Returned is the actual number of bytes
330 read/written.                                     354 read/written.
331                                                   355 
332 ::                                                356 ::
333                                                   357 
334         int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *a    358         int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg,
335                          int num);                359                          int num);
336                                                   360 
337 This sends a series of messages. Each message     361 This sends a series of messages. Each message can be a read or write,
338 and they can be mixed in any way. The transact    362 and they can be mixed in any way. The transactions are combined: no
339 stop condition is issued between transaction.     363 stop condition is issued between transaction. The i2c_msg structure
340 contains for each message the client address,     364 contains for each message the client address, the number of bytes of the
341 message and the message data itself.              365 message and the message data itself.
342                                                   366 
343 You can read the file i2c-protocol.rst for mor    367 You can read the file i2c-protocol.rst for more information about the
344 actual I2C protocol.                              368 actual I2C protocol.
345                                                   369 
346                                                   370 
347 SMBus communication                               371 SMBus communication
348 -------------------                               372 -------------------
349                                                   373 
350 ::                                                374 ::
351                                                   375 
352         s32 i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter     376         s32 i2c_smbus_xfer(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, u16 addr,
353                            unsigned short flag    377                            unsigned short flags, char read_write, u8 command,
354                            int size, union i2c    378                            int size, union i2c_smbus_data *data);
355                                                   379 
356 This is the generic SMBus function. All functi    380 This is the generic SMBus function. All functions below are implemented
357 in terms of it. Never use this function direct    381 in terms of it. Never use this function directly!
358                                                   382 
359 ::                                                383 ::
360                                                   384 
361         s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte(struct i2c_cli    385         s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte(struct i2c_client *client);
362         s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte(struct i2c_cl    386         s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client *client, u8 value);
363         s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(struct i2    387         s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 command);
364         s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(struct i    388         s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(struct i2c_client *client,
365                                       u8 comma    389                                       u8 command, u8 value);
366         s32 i2c_smbus_read_word_data(struct i2    390         s32 i2c_smbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client *client, u8 command);
367         s32 i2c_smbus_write_word_data(struct i    391         s32 i2c_smbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client *client,
368                                       u8 comma    392                                       u8 command, u16 value);
369         s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i    393         s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
370                                       u8 comma    394                                       u8 command, u8 *values);
371         s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct     395         s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
372                                        u8 comm    396                                        u8 command, u8 length, const u8 *values);
373         s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(stru    397         s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
374                                           u8 c    398                                           u8 command, u8 length, u8 *values);
375         s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(str    399         s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client *client,
376                                            u8     400                                            u8 command, u8 length,
377                                            con    401                                            const u8 *values);
378                                                   402 
379 These ones were removed from i2c-core because     403 These ones were removed from i2c-core because they had no users, but could
380 be added back later if needed::                   404 be added back later if needed::
381                                                   405 
382         s32 i2c_smbus_write_quick(struct i2c_c    406         s32 i2c_smbus_write_quick(struct i2c_client *client, u8 value);
383         s32 i2c_smbus_process_call(struct i2c_    407         s32 i2c_smbus_process_call(struct i2c_client *client,
384                                    u8 command,    408                                    u8 command, u16 value);
385         s32 i2c_smbus_block_process_call(struc    409         s32 i2c_smbus_block_process_call(struct i2c_client *client,
386                                          u8 co    410                                          u8 command, u8 length, u8 *values);
387                                                   411 
388 All these transactions return a negative errno    412 All these transactions return a negative errno value on failure. The 'write'
389 transactions return 0 on success; the 'read' t    413 transactions return 0 on success; the 'read' transactions return the read
390 value, except for block transactions, which re    414 value, except for block transactions, which return the number of values
391 read. The block buffers need not be longer tha    415 read. The block buffers need not be longer than 32 bytes.
392                                                   416 
393 You can read the file smbus-protocol.rst for m    417 You can read the file smbus-protocol.rst for more information about the
394 actual SMBus protocol.                            418 actual SMBus protocol.
395                                                   419 
396                                                   420 
397 General purpose routines                          421 General purpose routines
398 ========================                          422 ========================
399                                                   423 
400 Below all general purpose routines are listed,    424 Below all general purpose routines are listed, that were not mentioned
401 before::                                          425 before::
402                                                   426 
403         /* Return the adapter number for a spe    427         /* Return the adapter number for a specific adapter */
404         int i2c_adapter_id(struct i2c_adapter     428         int i2c_adapter_id(struct i2c_adapter *adap);
                                                      

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