memory_accessor: new interface for reading/writing persistent memory
Add an interface by which other kernel code can read/write persistent
memory such as I2C or SPI EEPROMs, or devices which provide NVRAM. Use
cases include storage of board-specific configuration data like Ethernet
addresses and sensor calibrations.
Original idea, review and improvement suggestions by David Brownell.
Acked-by: David Brownell <dbrownell@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: Kevin Hilman <khilman@deeprootsystems.com>
Cc: Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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