i2c_new_device(9)
NAME
i2c_new_device - instantiate an i2c device for use with a new style
driver
SYNOPSIS
struct i2c_client * i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter * adap,
struct i2c_board_info const * info);
ARGUMENTS
- adap
- the adapter managing the device
- info
- describes one I2C device; bus_num is ignored
CONTEXT
can sleep
DESCRIPTION
Create a device to work with a new style i2c driver, where binding is
handled through driver model probe/remove methods. This call is not
appropriate for use by mainboad initialization logic, which usually
runs during an arch_initcall long before any i2c_adapter could exist.
This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with i2c_unregister_device; or NULL to indicate an error.