From 9ca8dbcc65cfc63d6f5ef3312a33184e1d726e00 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yunhong Jiang Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2015 12:17:53 -0700 Subject: Add the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as base Import the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as OPNFV kvm base. It's from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git linux-4.1.y-rt and the base is: commit 0917f823c59692d751951bf5ea699a2d1e2f26a2 Author: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior Date: Sat Jul 25 12:13:34 2015 +0200 Prepare v4.1.3-rt3 Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior We lose all the git history this way and it's not good. We should apply another opnfv project repo in future. Change-Id: I87543d81c9df70d99c5001fbdf646b202c19f423 Signed-off-by: Yunhong Jiang --- kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 43 insertions(+) create mode 100644 kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary (limited to 'kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary') diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary b/kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary new file mode 100644 index 000000000..809541ab3 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/i2c/summary @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ +I2C and SMBus +============= + +I2C (pronounce: I squared C) is a protocol developed by Philips. It is a +slow two-wire protocol (variable speed, up to 400 kHz), with a high speed +extension (3.4 MHz). It provides an inexpensive bus for connecting many +types of devices with infrequent or low bandwidth communications needs. +I2C is widely used with embedded systems. Some systems use variants that +don't meet branding requirements, and so are not advertised as being I2C. + +SMBus (System Management Bus) is based on the I2C protocol, and is mostly +a subset of I2C protocols and signaling. Many I2C devices will work on an +SMBus, but some SMBus protocols add semantics beyond what is required to +achieve I2C branding. Modern PC mainboards rely on SMBus. The most common +devices connected through SMBus are RAM modules configured using I2C EEPROMs, +and hardware monitoring chips. + +Because the SMBus is mostly a subset of the generalized I2C bus, we can +use its protocols on many I2C systems. However, there are systems that don't +meet both SMBus and I2C electrical constraints; and others which can't +implement all the common SMBus protocol semantics or messages. + + +Terminology +=========== + +When we talk about I2C, we use the following terms: + Bus -> Algorithm + Adapter + Device -> Driver + Client + +An Algorithm driver contains general code that can be used for a whole class +of I2C adapters. Each specific adapter driver either depends on one algorithm +driver, or includes its own implementation. + +A Driver driver (yes, this sounds ridiculous, sorry) contains the general +code to access some type of device. Each detected device gets its own +data in the Client structure. Usually, Driver and Client are more closely +integrated than Algorithm and Adapter. + +For a given configuration, you will need a driver for your I2C bus, and +drivers for your I2C devices (usually one driver for each device). -- cgit 1.2.3-korg