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@@ -199,6 +199,12 @@ alerting device's address.
[S] [HostAddr] [Wr] A [DevAddr] A [DataLow] A [DataHigh] A [P]
+This is implemented in the following way in the Linux kernel:
+* I2C bus drivers which support SMBus Host Notify should call
+ i2c_setup_smbus_host_notify() to setup SMBus Host Notify support.
+* I2C drivers for devices which can trigger SMBus Host Notify should implement
+ the optional alert() callback.
+
Packet Error Checking (PEC)
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