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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | 12 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt index accc376e93cc..51a7b6db118f 100644 --- a/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt +++ b/Documentation/video4linux/v4l2-framework.txt | |||
@@ -359,8 +359,8 @@ This loads the given module (can be NULL if no module needs to be loaded) and | |||
359 | calls i2c_new_device() with the given i2c_adapter and chip/address arguments. | 359 | calls i2c_new_device() with the given i2c_adapter and chip/address arguments. |
360 | If all goes well, then it registers the subdev with the v4l2_device. It gets | 360 | If all goes well, then it registers the subdev with the v4l2_device. It gets |
361 | the v4l2_device by calling i2c_get_adapdata(adapter), so you should make sure | 361 | the v4l2_device by calling i2c_get_adapdata(adapter), so you should make sure |
362 | that adapdata is set to v4l2_device when you setup the i2c_adapter in your | 362 | to call i2c_set_adapdata(adapter, v4l2_device) when you setup the i2c_adapter |
363 | driver. | 363 | in your driver. |
364 | 364 | ||
365 | You can also use v4l2_i2c_new_probed_subdev() which is very similar to | 365 | You can also use v4l2_i2c_new_probed_subdev() which is very similar to |
366 | v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(), except that it has an array of possible I2C addresses | 366 | v4l2_i2c_new_subdev(), except that it has an array of possible I2C addresses |
@@ -368,6 +368,14 @@ that it should probe. Internally it calls i2c_new_probed_device(). | |||
368 | 368 | ||
369 | Both functions return NULL if something went wrong. | 369 | Both functions return NULL if something went wrong. |
370 | 370 | ||
371 | Note that the chipid you pass to v4l2_i2c_new_(probed_)subdev() is usually | ||
372 | the same as the module name. It allows you to specify a chip variant, e.g. | ||
373 | "saa7114" or "saa7115". In general though the i2c driver autodetects this. | ||
374 | The use of chipid is something that needs to be looked at more closely at a | ||
375 | later date. It differs between i2c drivers and as such can be confusing. | ||
376 | To see which chip variants are supported you can look in the i2c driver code | ||
377 | for the i2c_device_id table. This lists all the possibilities. | ||
378 | |||
371 | 379 | ||
372 | struct video_device | 380 | struct video_device |
373 | ------------------- | 381 | ------------------- |