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Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -07001This is a small guide for those who want to write kernel drivers for I2C
2or SMBus devices.
3
4To set up a driver, you need to do several things. Some are optional, and
5some things can be done slightly or completely different. Use this as a
6guide, not as a rule book!
7
8
9General remarks
10===============
11
12Try to keep the kernel namespace as clean as possible. The best way to
13do this is to use a unique prefix for all global symbols. This is
14especially important for exported symbols, but it is a good idea to do
15it for non-exported symbols too. We will use the prefix `foo_' in this
16tutorial, and `FOO_' for preprocessor variables.
17
18
19The driver structure
20====================
21
22Usually, you will implement a single driver structure, and instantiate
23all clients from it. Remember, a driver structure contains general access
24routines, a client structure specific information like the actual I2C
25address.
26
27static struct i2c_driver foo_driver = {
28 .owner = THIS_MODULE,
29 .name = "Foo version 2.3 driver",
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070030 .flags = I2C_DF_NOTIFY,
31 .attach_adapter = &foo_attach_adapter,
32 .detach_client = &foo_detach_client,
33 .command = &foo_command /* may be NULL */
34}
35
36The name can be chosen freely, and may be upto 40 characters long. Please
37use something descriptive here.
38
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -070039Don't worry about the flags field; just put I2C_DF_NOTIFY into it. This
40means that your driver will be notified when new adapters are found.
41This is almost always what you want.
42
43All other fields are for call-back functions which will be explained
44below.
45
46There use to be two additional fields in this structure, inc_use et dec_use,
47for module usage count, but these fields were obsoleted and removed.
48
49
50Extra client data
51=================
52
53The client structure has a special `data' field that can point to any
54structure at all. You can use this to keep client-specific data. You
55do not always need this, but especially for `sensors' drivers, it can
56be very useful.
57
58An example structure is below.
59
60 struct foo_data {
61 struct semaphore lock; /* For ISA access in `sensors' drivers. */
62 int sysctl_id; /* To keep the /proc directory entry for
63 `sensors' drivers. */
64 enum chips type; /* To keep the chips type for `sensors' drivers. */
65
66 /* Because the i2c bus is slow, it is often useful to cache the read
67 information of a chip for some time (for example, 1 or 2 seconds).
68 It depends of course on the device whether this is really worthwhile
69 or even sensible. */
70 struct semaphore update_lock; /* When we are reading lots of information,
71 another process should not update the
72 below information */
73 char valid; /* != 0 if the following fields are valid. */
74 unsigned long last_updated; /* In jiffies */
75 /* Add the read information here too */
76 };
77
78
79Accessing the client
80====================
81
82Let's say we have a valid client structure. At some time, we will need
83to gather information from the client, or write new information to the
84client. How we will export this information to user-space is less
85important at this moment (perhaps we do not need to do this at all for
86some obscure clients). But we need generic reading and writing routines.
87
88I have found it useful to define foo_read and foo_write function for this.
89For some cases, it will be easier to call the i2c functions directly,
90but many chips have some kind of register-value idea that can easily
91be encapsulated. Also, some chips have both ISA and I2C interfaces, and
92it useful to abstract from this (only for `sensors' drivers).
93
94The below functions are simple examples, and should not be copied
95literally.
96
97 int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
98 {
99 if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register */
100 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client,reg);
101 else /* word-sized register */
102 return i2c_smbus_read_word_data(client,reg);
103 }
104
105 int foo_write_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u16 value)
106 {
107 if (reg == 0x10) /* Impossible to write - driver error! */ {
108 return -1;
109 else if (reg < 0x10) /* byte-sized register */
110 return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client,reg,value);
111 else /* word-sized register */
112 return i2c_smbus_write_word_data(client,reg,value);
113 }
114
115For sensors code, you may have to cope with ISA registers too. Something
116like the below often works. Note the locking!
117
118 int foo_read_value(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg)
119 {
120 int res;
121 if (i2c_is_isa_client(client)) {
122 down(&(((struct foo_data *) (client->data)) -> lock));
123 outb_p(reg,client->addr + FOO_ADDR_REG_OFFSET);
124 res = inb_p(client->addr + FOO_DATA_REG_OFFSET);
125 up(&(((struct foo_data *) (client->data)) -> lock));
126 return res;
127 } else
128 return i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(client,reg);
129 }
130
131Writing is done the same way.
132
133
134Probing and attaching
135=====================
136
137Most i2c devices can be present on several i2c addresses; for some this
138is determined in hardware (by soldering some chip pins to Vcc or Ground),
139for others this can be changed in software (by writing to specific client
140registers). Some devices are usually on a specific address, but not always;
141and some are even more tricky. So you will probably need to scan several
142i2c addresses for your clients, and do some sort of detection to see
143whether it is actually a device supported by your driver.
144
145To give the user a maximum of possibilities, some default module parameters
146are defined to help determine what addresses are scanned. Several macros
147are defined in i2c.h to help you support them, as well as a generic
148detection algorithm.
149
150You do not have to use this parameter interface; but don't try to use
Jean Delvare2ed2dc32005-07-31 21:42:02 +0200151function i2c_probe() if you don't.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700152
153NOTE: If you want to write a `sensors' driver, the interface is slightly
154 different! See below.
155
156
157
158Probing classes (i2c)
159---------------------
160
161All parameters are given as lists of unsigned 16-bit integers. Lists are
162terminated by I2C_CLIENT_END.
163The following lists are used internally:
164
165 normal_i2c: filled in by the module writer.
166 A list of I2C addresses which should normally be examined.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700167 probe: insmod parameter.
168 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
169 the second is the address. These addresses are also probed, as if they
170 were in the 'normal' list.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700171 ignore: insmod parameter.
172 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
173 the second is the I2C address. These addresses are never probed.
174 This parameter overrules 'normal' and 'probe', but not the 'force' lists.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700175 force: insmod parameter.
176 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (-1 for any I2C bus),
177 the second is the I2C address. A device is blindly assumed to be on
178 the given address, no probing is done.
179
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200180Fortunately, as a module writer, you just have to define the `normal_i2c'
181parameter. The complete declaration could look like this:
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700182
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200183 /* Scan 0x37, and 0x48 to 0x4f */
184 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x37, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c,
185 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f, I2C_CLIENT_END };
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700186
187 /* Magic definition of all other variables and things */
188 I2C_CLIENT_INSMOD;
189
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200190Note that you *have* to call the defined variable `normal_i2c',
191without any prefix!
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700192
193
194Probing classes (sensors)
195-------------------------
196
197If you write a `sensors' driver, you use a slightly different interface.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200198Also, we use a enum of chip types. Don't forget to include `sensors.h'.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700199
200The following lists are used internally. They are all lists of integers.
201
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200202 normal_i2c: filled in by the module writer. Terminated by I2C_CLIENT_END.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700203 A list of I2C addresses which should normally be examined.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200204 probe: insmod parameter. Initialize this list with I2C_CLIENT_END values.
205 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any
206 I2C bus), the second is the address. These addresses are also probed,
207 as if they were in the 'normal' list.
208 ignore: insmod parameter. Initialize this list with I2C_CLIENT_END values.
209 A list of pairs. The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any
210 I2C bus), the second is the I2C address. These addresses are never
211 probed. This parameter overrules 'normal' and 'probe', but not the
212 'force' lists.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700213
214Also used is a list of pointers to sensors_force_data structures:
215 force_data: insmod parameters. A list, ending with an element of which
216 the force field is NULL.
217 Each element contains the type of chip and a list of pairs.
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200218 The first value is a bus number (ANY_I2C_BUS for any I2C bus), the
219 second is the address.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700220 These are automatically translated to insmod variables of the form
221 force_foo.
222
223So we have a generic insmod variabled `force', and chip-specific variables
224`force_CHIPNAME'.
225
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200226Fortunately, as a module writer, you just have to define the `normal_i2c'
Jean Delvare50718602005-07-20 00:02:32 +0200227parameter, and define what chip names are used. The complete declaration
228could look like this:
Jean Delvareb3d54962005-04-02 20:31:02 +0200229 /* Scan i2c addresses 0x37, and 0x48 to 0x4f */
230 static unsigned short normal_i2c[] = { 0x37, 0x48, 0x49, 0x4a, 0x4b, 0x4c,
231 0x4d, 0x4e, 0x4f, I2C_CLIENT_END };
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700232
233 /* Define chips foo and bar, as well as all module parameters and things */
234 SENSORS_INSMOD_2(foo,bar);
235
236If you have one chip, you use macro SENSORS_INSMOD_1(chip), if you have 2
237you use macro SENSORS_INSMOD_2(chip1,chip2), etc. If you do not want to
238bother with chip types, you can use SENSORS_INSMOD_0.
239
240A enum is automatically defined as follows:
241 enum chips { any_chip, chip1, chip2, ... }
242
243
244Attaching to an adapter
245-----------------------
246
247Whenever a new adapter is inserted, or for all adapters if the driver is
248being registered, the callback attach_adapter() is called. Now is the
249time to determine what devices are present on the adapter, and to register
250a client for each of them.
251
252The attach_adapter callback is really easy: we just call the generic
253detection function. This function will scan the bus for us, using the
254information as defined in the lists explained above. If a device is
255detected at a specific address, another callback is called.
256
257 int foo_attach_adapter(struct i2c_adapter *adapter)
258 {
259 return i2c_probe(adapter,&addr_data,&foo_detect_client);
260 }
261
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700262Remember, structure `addr_data' is defined by the macros explained above,
263so you do not have to define it yourself.
264
Jean Delvare2ed2dc32005-07-31 21:42:02 +0200265The i2c_probe function will call the foo_detect_client
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700266function only for those i2c addresses that actually have a device on
267them (unless a `force' parameter was used). In addition, addresses that
268are already in use (by some other registered client) are skipped.
269
270
271The detect client function
272--------------------------
273
Jean Delvare2ed2dc32005-07-31 21:42:02 +0200274The detect client function is called by i2c_probe. The `kind' parameter
275contains -1 for a probed detection, 0 for a forced detection, or a positive
276number for a forced detection with a chip type forced.
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700277
278Below, some things are only needed if this is a `sensors' driver. Those
279parts are between /* SENSORS ONLY START */ and /* SENSORS ONLY END */
280markers.
281
282This function should only return an error (any value != 0) if there is
283some reason why no more detection should be done anymore. If the
284detection just fails for this address, return 0.
285
286For now, you can ignore the `flags' parameter. It is there for future use.
287
288 int foo_detect_client(struct i2c_adapter *adapter, int address,
289 unsigned short flags, int kind)
290 {
291 int err = 0;
292 int i;
293 struct i2c_client *new_client;
294 struct foo_data *data;
295 const char *client_name = ""; /* For non-`sensors' drivers, put the real
296 name here! */
297
298 /* Let's see whether this adapter can support what we need.
299 Please substitute the things you need here!
300 For `sensors' drivers, add `! is_isa &&' to the if statement */
301 if (!i2c_check_functionality(adapter,I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WORD_DATA |
302 I2C_FUNC_SMBUS_WRITE_BYTE))
303 goto ERROR0;
304
305 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
306 const char *type_name = "";
307 int is_isa = i2c_is_isa_adapter(adapter);
308
Jean Delvare02ff9822005-07-20 00:05:33 +0200309 /* Do this only if the chip can additionally be found on the ISA bus
310 (hybrid chip). */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700311
Jean Delvare02ff9822005-07-20 00:05:33 +0200312 if (is_isa) {
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700313
314 /* Discard immediately if this ISA range is already used */
315 if (check_region(address,FOO_EXTENT))
316 goto ERROR0;
317
318 /* Probe whether there is anything on this address.
319 Some example code is below, but you will have to adapt this
320 for your own driver */
321
322 if (kind < 0) /* Only if no force parameter was used */ {
323 /* We may need long timeouts at least for some chips. */
324 #define REALLY_SLOW_IO
325 i = inb_p(address + 1);
326 if (inb_p(address + 2) != i)
327 goto ERROR0;
328 if (inb_p(address + 3) != i)
329 goto ERROR0;
330 if (inb_p(address + 7) != i)
331 goto ERROR0;
332 #undef REALLY_SLOW_IO
333
334 /* Let's just hope nothing breaks here */
335 i = inb_p(address + 5) & 0x7f;
336 outb_p(~i & 0x7f,address+5);
337 if ((inb_p(address + 5) & 0x7f) != (~i & 0x7f)) {
338 outb_p(i,address+5);
339 return 0;
340 }
341 }
342 }
343
344 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
345
346 /* OK. For now, we presume we have a valid client. We now create the
347 client structure, even though we cannot fill it completely yet.
348 But it allows us to access several i2c functions safely */
349
350 /* Note that we reserve some space for foo_data too. If you don't
351 need it, remove it. We do it here to help to lessen memory
352 fragmentation. */
353 if (! (new_client = kmalloc(sizeof(struct i2c_client) +
354 sizeof(struct foo_data),
355 GFP_KERNEL))) {
356 err = -ENOMEM;
357 goto ERROR0;
358 }
359
360 /* This is tricky, but it will set the data to the right value. */
361 client->data = new_client + 1;
362 data = (struct foo_data *) (client->data);
363
364 new_client->addr = address;
365 new_client->data = data;
366 new_client->adapter = adapter;
367 new_client->driver = &foo_driver;
368 new_client->flags = 0;
369
370 /* Now, we do the remaining detection. If no `force' parameter is used. */
371
372 /* First, the generic detection (if any), that is skipped if any force
373 parameter was used. */
374 if (kind < 0) {
375 /* The below is of course bogus */
376 if (foo_read(new_client,FOO_REG_GENERIC) != FOO_GENERIC_VALUE)
377 goto ERROR1;
378 }
379
380 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
381
382 /* Next, specific detection. This is especially important for `sensors'
383 devices. */
384
385 /* Determine the chip type. Not needed if a `force_CHIPTYPE' parameter
386 was used. */
387 if (kind <= 0) {
388 i = foo_read(new_client,FOO_REG_CHIPTYPE);
389 if (i == FOO_TYPE_1)
390 kind = chip1; /* As defined in the enum */
391 else if (i == FOO_TYPE_2)
392 kind = chip2;
393 else {
394 printk("foo: Ignoring 'force' parameter for unknown chip at "
395 "adapter %d, address 0x%02x\n",i2c_adapter_id(adapter),address);
396 goto ERROR1;
397 }
398 }
399
400 /* Now set the type and chip names */
401 if (kind == chip1) {
402 type_name = "chip1"; /* For /proc entry */
403 client_name = "CHIP 1";
404 } else if (kind == chip2) {
405 type_name = "chip2"; /* For /proc entry */
406 client_name = "CHIP 2";
407 }
408
409 /* Reserve the ISA region */
410 if (is_isa)
411 request_region(address,FOO_EXTENT,type_name);
412
413 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
414
415 /* Fill in the remaining client fields. */
416 strcpy(new_client->name,client_name);
417
418 /* SENSORS ONLY BEGIN */
419 data->type = kind;
420 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
421
422 data->valid = 0; /* Only if you use this field */
423 init_MUTEX(&data->update_lock); /* Only if you use this field */
424
425 /* Any other initializations in data must be done here too. */
426
427 /* Tell the i2c layer a new client has arrived */
428 if ((err = i2c_attach_client(new_client)))
429 goto ERROR3;
430
431 /* SENSORS ONLY BEGIN */
432 /* Register a new directory entry with module sensors. See below for
433 the `template' structure. */
434 if ((i = i2c_register_entry(new_client, type_name,
435 foo_dir_table_template,THIS_MODULE)) < 0) {
436 err = i;
437 goto ERROR4;
438 }
439 data->sysctl_id = i;
440
441 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
442
443 /* This function can write default values to the client registers, if
444 needed. */
445 foo_init_client(new_client);
446 return 0;
447
448 /* OK, this is not exactly good programming practice, usually. But it is
449 very code-efficient in this case. */
450
451 ERROR4:
452 i2c_detach_client(new_client);
453 ERROR3:
454 ERROR2:
455 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
456 if (is_isa)
457 release_region(address,FOO_EXTENT);
458 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
459 ERROR1:
460 kfree(new_client);
461 ERROR0:
462 return err;
463 }
464
465
466Removing the client
467===================
468
469The detach_client call back function is called when a client should be
470removed. It may actually fail, but only when panicking. This code is
471much simpler than the attachment code, fortunately!
472
473 int foo_detach_client(struct i2c_client *client)
474 {
475 int err,i;
476
477 /* SENSORS ONLY START */
478 /* Deregister with the `i2c-proc' module. */
479 i2c_deregister_entry(((struct lm78_data *)(client->data))->sysctl_id);
480 /* SENSORS ONLY END */
481
482 /* Try to detach the client from i2c space */
Jean Delvare7bef5592005-07-27 22:14:49 +0200483 if ((err = i2c_detach_client(client)))
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700484 return err;
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700485
Jean Delvare02ff9822005-07-20 00:05:33 +0200486 /* HYBRID SENSORS CHIP ONLY START */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700487 if i2c_is_isa_client(client)
488 release_region(client->addr,LM78_EXTENT);
Jean Delvare02ff9822005-07-20 00:05:33 +0200489 /* HYBRID SENSORS CHIP ONLY END */
Linus Torvalds1da177e2005-04-16 15:20:36 -0700490
491 kfree(client); /* Frees client data too, if allocated at the same time */
492 return 0;
493 }
494
495
496Initializing the module or kernel
497=================================
498
499When the kernel is booted, or when your foo driver module is inserted,
500you have to do some initializing. Fortunately, just attaching (registering)
501the driver module is usually enough.
502
503 /* Keep track of how far we got in the initialization process. If several
504 things have to initialized, and we fail halfway, only those things
505 have to be cleaned up! */
506 static int __initdata foo_initialized = 0;
507
508 static int __init foo_init(void)
509 {
510 int res;
511 printk("foo version %s (%s)\n",FOO_VERSION,FOO_DATE);
512
513 if ((res = i2c_add_driver(&foo_driver))) {
514 printk("foo: Driver registration failed, module not inserted.\n");
515 foo_cleanup();
516 return res;
517 }
518 foo_initialized ++;
519 return 0;
520 }
521
522 void foo_cleanup(void)
523 {
524 if (foo_initialized == 1) {
525 if ((res = i2c_del_driver(&foo_driver))) {
526 printk("foo: Driver registration failed, module not removed.\n");
527 return;
528 }
529 foo_initialized --;
530 }
531 }
532
533 /* Substitute your own name and email address */
534 MODULE_AUTHOR("Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>"
535 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Driver for Barf Inc. Foo I2C devices");
536
537 module_init(foo_init);
538 module_exit(foo_cleanup);
539
540Note that some functions are marked by `__init', and some data structures
541by `__init_data'. Hose functions and structures can be removed after
542kernel booting (or module loading) is completed.
543
544Command function
545================
546
547A generic ioctl-like function call back is supported. You will seldom
548need this. You may even set it to NULL.
549
550 /* No commands defined */
551 int foo_command(struct i2c_client *client, unsigned int cmd, void *arg)
552 {
553 return 0;
554 }
555
556
557Sending and receiving
558=====================
559
560If you want to communicate with your device, there are several functions
561to do this. You can find all of them in i2c.h.
562
563If you can choose between plain i2c communication and SMBus level
564communication, please use the last. All adapters understand SMBus level
565commands, but only some of them understand plain i2c!
566
567
568Plain i2c communication
569-----------------------
570
571 extern int i2c_master_send(struct i2c_client *,const char* ,int);
572 extern int i2c_master_recv(struct i2c_client *,char* ,int);
573
574These routines read and write some bytes from/to a client. The client
575contains the i2c address, so you do not have to include it. The second
576parameter contains the bytes the read/write, the third the length of the
577buffer. Returned is the actual number of bytes read/written.
578
579 extern int i2c_transfer(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_msg *msg,
580 int num);
581
582This sends a series of messages. Each message can be a read or write,
583and they can be mixed in any way. The transactions are combined: no
584stop bit is sent between transaction. The i2c_msg structure contains
585for each message the client address, the number of bytes of the message
586and the message data itself.
587
588You can read the file `i2c-protocol' for more information about the
589actual i2c protocol.
590
591
592SMBus communication
593-------------------
594
595 extern s32 i2c_smbus_xfer (struct i2c_adapter * adapter, u16 addr,
596 unsigned short flags,
597 char read_write, u8 command, int size,
598 union i2c_smbus_data * data);
599
600 This is the generic SMBus function. All functions below are implemented
601 in terms of it. Never use this function directly!
602
603
604 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_quick(struct i2c_client * client, u8 value);
605 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte(struct i2c_client * client);
606 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte(struct i2c_client * client, u8 value);
607 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(struct i2c_client * client, u8 command);
608 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(struct i2c_client * client,
609 u8 command, u8 value);
610 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_word_data(struct i2c_client * client, u8 command);
611 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_word_data(struct i2c_client * client,
612 u8 command, u16 value);
613 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
614 u8 command, u8 length,
615 u8 *values);
616
617These ones were removed in Linux 2.6.10 because they had no users, but could
618be added back later if needed:
619
620 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
621 u8 command, u8 *values);
622 extern s32 i2c_smbus_read_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
623 u8 command, u8 *values);
624 extern s32 i2c_smbus_write_i2c_block_data(struct i2c_client * client,
625 u8 command, u8 length,
626 u8 *values);
627 extern s32 i2c_smbus_process_call(struct i2c_client * client,
628 u8 command, u16 value);
629 extern s32 i2c_smbus_block_process_call(struct i2c_client *client,
630 u8 command, u8 length,
631 u8 *values)
632
633All these transactions return -1 on failure. The 'write' transactions
634return 0 on success; the 'read' transactions return the read value, except
635for read_block, which returns the number of values read. The block buffers
636need not be longer than 32 bytes.
637
638You can read the file `smbus-protocol' for more information about the
639actual SMBus protocol.
640
641
642General purpose routines
643========================
644
645Below all general purpose routines are listed, that were not mentioned
646before.
647
648 /* This call returns a unique low identifier for each registered adapter,
649 * or -1 if the adapter was not registered.
650 */
651 extern int i2c_adapter_id(struct i2c_adapter *adap);
652
653
654The sensors sysctl/proc interface
655=================================
656
657This section only applies if you write `sensors' drivers.
658
659Each sensors driver creates a directory in /proc/sys/dev/sensors for each
660registered client. The directory is called something like foo-i2c-4-65.
661The sensors module helps you to do this as easily as possible.
662
663The template
664------------
665
666You will need to define a ctl_table template. This template will automatically
667be copied to a newly allocated structure and filled in where necessary when
668you call sensors_register_entry.
669
670First, I will give an example definition.
671 static ctl_table foo_dir_table_template[] = {
672 { FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1, "func1", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
673 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_func },
674 { FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC2, "func2", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
675 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_func },
676 { FOO_SYSCTL_DATA, "data", NULL, 0, 0644, NULL, &i2c_proc_real,
677 &i2c_sysctl_real,NULL,&foo_data },
678 { 0 }
679 };
680
681In the above example, three entries are defined. They can either be
682accessed through the /proc interface, in the /proc/sys/dev/sensors/*
683directories, as files named func1, func2 and data, or alternatively
684through the sysctl interface, in the appropriate table, with identifiers
685FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1, FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC2 and FOO_SYSCTL_DATA.
686
687The third, sixth and ninth parameters should always be NULL, and the
688fourth should always be 0. The fifth is the mode of the /proc file;
6890644 is safe, as the file will be owned by root:root.
690
691The seventh and eighth parameters should be &i2c_proc_real and
692&i2c_sysctl_real if you want to export lists of reals (scaled
693integers). You can also use your own function for them, as usual.
694Finally, the last parameter is the call-back to gather the data
695(see below) if you use the *_proc_real functions.
696
697
698Gathering the data
699------------------
700
701The call back functions (foo_func and foo_data in the above example)
702can be called in several ways; the operation parameter determines
703what should be done:
704
705 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_INFO, you must return the
706 magnitude (scaling) in nrels_mag;
707 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ, you must read information
708 from the chip and return it in results. The number of integers
709 to display should be put in nrels_mag;
710 * If operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE, you must write the
711 supplied information to the chip. nrels_mag will contain the number
712 of integers, results the integers themselves.
713
714The *_proc_real functions will display the elements as reals for the
715/proc interface. If you set the magnitude to 2, and supply 345 for
716SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ, it would display 3.45; and if the user would
717write 45.6 to the /proc file, it would be returned as 4560 for
718SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE. A magnitude may even be negative!
719
720An example function:
721
722 /* FOO_FROM_REG and FOO_TO_REG translate between scaled values and
723 register values. Note the use of the read cache. */
724 void foo_in(struct i2c_client *client, int operation, int ctl_name,
725 int *nrels_mag, long *results)
726 {
727 struct foo_data *data = client->data;
728 int nr = ctl_name - FOO_SYSCTL_FUNC1; /* reduce to 0 upwards */
729
730 if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_INFO)
731 *nrels_mag = 2;
732 else if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_READ) {
733 /* Update the readings cache (if necessary) */
734 foo_update_client(client);
735 /* Get the readings from the cache */
736 results[0] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_base[nr]);
737 results[1] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_more[nr]);
738 results[2] = FOO_FROM_REG(data->foo_func_readonly[nr]);
739 *nrels_mag = 2;
740 } else if (operation == SENSORS_PROC_REAL_WRITE) {
741 if (*nrels_mag >= 1) {
742 /* Update the cache */
743 data->foo_base[nr] = FOO_TO_REG(results[0]);
744 /* Update the chip */
745 foo_write_value(client,FOO_REG_FUNC_BASE(nr),data->foo_base[nr]);
746 }
747 if (*nrels_mag >= 2) {
748 /* Update the cache */
749 data->foo_more[nr] = FOO_TO_REG(results[1]);
750 /* Update the chip */
751 foo_write_value(client,FOO_REG_FUNC_MORE(nr),data->foo_more[nr]);
752 }
753 }
754 }