[i2c] [PATCH] update module-init-tools to support the i2c subsystem

Jon Smirl jonsmirl at gmail.com
Mon Jan 14 02:14:14 EST 2008


On 1/13/08, Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 21:39:37 -0500, Jon Smirl wrote:
> > Follow on to: "Series to add device tree naming to i2c"
> > Teach module-init-tools about the i2c subsystem.
>
> Can you please explain what this patch does and why it is needed?

It generates the entries needed for the user space module tools to
work with the aliases. For example modprobe/depmod. It is a standard
part of the kernel module system.

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Jon Smirl
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