From 1e926ea19003680c423cdc3c7174b046fd462a35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wolfram Sang Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:30:12 +0200 Subject: docs: i2c: summary: document 'local' and 'remote' targets Because Linux can be a target as well, add terminology to differentiate between Linux being the target and Linux accessing targets. Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang Reviewed-by: Easwar Hariharan Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang --- Documentation/i2c/summary.rst | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst index a6da1032fa06..ff8bda32b9c3 100644 --- a/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst +++ b/Documentation/i2c/summary.rst @@ -49,10 +49,15 @@ whole class of I2C adapters. Each specific adapter driver either depends on an algorithm driver in the ``drivers/i2c/algos/`` subdirectory, or includes its own implementation. -A **target** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed -by the controller. In Linux it is called a **client**. Client drivers are kept -in a directory specific to the feature they provide, for example -``drivers/media/gpio/`` for GPIO expanders and ``drivers/media/i2c/`` for +A **target** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed by a +controller. In the Linux kernel implementation it is called a **client**. While +targets are usually separate external chips, Linux can also act as a target +(needs hardware support) and respond to another controller on the bus. This is +then called a **local target**. In contrast, an external chip is called a +**remote target**. + +Target drivers are kept in a directory specific to the feature they provide, +for example ``drivers/gpio/`` for GPIO expanders and ``drivers/media/i2c/`` for video-related chips. For the example configuration in figure, you will need a driver for your -- cgit v1.2.3