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authorArnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>2011-10-20 15:14:25 +0200
committerArnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>2011-10-20 15:14:25 +0200
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treea5dd723679582505ef3905c90f0c2c032d191b94 /Documentation/hwmon/max16065
parent526b264163068f77c5f2409031f5e25caf3900a9 (diff)
parentc5d7a9230e5e277f262b6806b7f4d6b35de5a3fb (diff)
Merge branch 'imx-features-for-arnd' of git://git.pengutronix.de/git/imx/linux-2.6 into imx/devel
Conflicts: arch/arm/mach-mx5/clock-mx51-mx53.c arch/arm/mach-mx5/devices-imx53.h
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@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ can be safely used to identify the chip. You will have to instantiate
the devices explicitly. Please see Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices for
details.
+WARNING: Do not access chip registers using the i2cdump command, and do not use
+any of the i2ctools commands on a command register (0xa5 to 0xac). The chips
+supported by this driver interpret any access to a command register (including
+read commands) as request to execute the command in question. This may result in
+power loss, board resets, and/or Flash corruption. Worst case, your board may
+turn into a brick.
+
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