title: I2C; convert i2c_new_device and friends to errno and managed devices and convert users
team: IO
key: 6f15b8c0-7ff6-43aa-a47a-7341694c37af
assignee: Wolfram
status: Done

upstream:
  - torvalds: 7159dbdae3c58d0200ae2550fab977a19a3c497a # i2c: core: improve return value handling of i2c_new_device and i2c_new_dummy
  - torvalds: b8f5fe3bc5b9318d95770a09a480c31aced20cd2 # i2c: core: add device-managed version of i2c_new_dummy
  - torvalds: af80559b4d9cd481c63505edbe425ff6bad4ab8d # i2c: replace i2c_new_secondary_device with an ERR_PTR variant
  - torvalds: 2c2f00ab1641895183488ff2bce53c415344fb87 # i2c: remove i2c_new_dummy() API
  - torvalds: c1d084759c95ecd0ef08274654a1f6c4f343cdcd # i2c: replace i2c_new_probed_device with an ERR_PTR variant

comments:
  - "next step: convert all users of i2c_new_dummy"
  - "preparational series: http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=112605"
  - "preparational series: http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=112812"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1119789/ # [RFC/RFT,RESEND] i2c: replace i2c_new_secondary_device with an ERR_PTR variant"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1135126/ # i2c: replace i2c_new_secondary_device with an ERR_PTR variant"
  - "following links convert i2c_new_dummy:"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120771"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120755"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120758"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120760"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120757"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120759"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120769"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120770"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=120767"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1135141/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1135138/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1135139/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=122295"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=124035"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1144082/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1144768/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1144861/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1144928/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1149581/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1150274/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1150273/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=126270"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1150270/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1150271/"
  - "http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linux-i2c/list/?series=126277"
  - "instead of listing patches and patch series, I will follow Morimoto-san's example how to describe big API changes"
  - "step 1: convert i2c_new_dummy() [done]"
  - "step 2: convert i2c_new_secondary_device() [done]"
  - "step 3: convert i2c_new_probed_device() [done]"
  - "step 4: convert i2c_new_device() [done]"
  - "step 5: convert i2c_setup_smbus_alert() [done]"
  - "step 6: remove old API calls [done]"