2 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/i2c/Makefile b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
index 23ac61e2db39..beee6b2d361d 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/i2c/Makefile
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_I2C_MUX)		+= i2c-mux.o
 obj-y                           += algos/ busses/ muxes/
 
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_I2C_DEBUG_CORE) := -DDEBUG
+CFLAGS_i2c-core.o := -Wno-deprecated-declarations
diff --git a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
index b9fa1d0320b4..e5f76a0372fd 100644
--- a/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
+++ b/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c
@@ -797,6 +797,9 @@ static int i2c_do_add_adapter(struct i2c_driver *driver,
 
         /* Let legacy drivers scan this bus for matching devices */
         if (driver->attach_adapter) {
+                dev_warn(&adap->dev, "attach_adapter method is deprecated\n");
+                dev_warn(&adap->dev, "Please use another way to instantiate "
+                         "your i2c_client\n");
                 /* We ignore the return code; if it fails, too bad */
                 driver->attach_adapter(adap);
         }
@@ -981,6 +984,7 @@ static int i2c_do_del_adapter(struct i2c_driver *driver,
 
         if (!driver->detach_adapter)
                 return 0;
+        dev_warn(&adapter->dev, "detach_adapter method is deprecated\n");
         res = driver->detach_adapter(adapter);
         if (res)
                 dev_err(&adapter->dev, "detach_adapter failed (%d) "