Merge branch 'i2c-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging

* 'i2c-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jdelvare/staging:
  macintosh: Don't assume i2c device probing always succeeds
  i2c: Hide probe errors caused by ACPI resource conflicts
  i2c: Minor documentation update
  mfd: AB3100 drop unused module parameters
  Staging: IIO: tsl2561: Drop unused module parameters
  leds: leds-pca9532 - Drop unused module parameters
  ltc4215/ltc4245: Discard obsolete detect methods
  ds2482: Discard obsolete detect method
  max6875: Discard obsolete detect method
  i2c: Move misc devices documentation

6 files changed, 16 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215 b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215
index 2e6a21eb656..c196a184625 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4215
@@ -22,12 +22,13 @@ Usage Notes
 -----------
 
 This driver does not probe for LTC4215 devices, due to the fact that some
-of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will need to use
-the "force" parameter to tell the driver where to find the device.
+of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will have to
+instantiate the devices explicitly.
 
 Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC4215 at address 0x44
 on I2C bus #0:
-$ modprobe ltc4215 force=0,0x44
+$ modprobe ltc4215
+$ echo ltc4215 0x44 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device
 
 
 Sysfs entries
diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245 b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245
index bae7a3adc5d..02838a47d86 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/ltc4245
@@ -23,12 +23,13 @@ Usage Notes
 -----------
 
 This driver does not probe for LTC4245 devices, due to the fact that some
-of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will need to use
-the "force" parameter to tell the driver where to find the device.
+of the possible addresses are unfriendly to probing. You will have to
+instantiate the devices explicitly.
 
 Example: the following will load the driver for an LTC4245 at address 0x23
 on I2C bus #1:
-$ modprobe ltc4245 force=1,0x23
+$ modprobe ltc4245
+$ echo ltc4245 0x23 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-1/new_device
 
 
 Sysfs entries
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices
index c740b7b4108..e89490270ab 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices
+++ b/Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ segment, the address is sufficient to uniquely identify the device to be
 deleted.
 
 Example:
-# echo eeprom 0x50 > /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-3/new_device
+# echo eeprom 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-3/new_device
 
 While this interface should only be used when in-kernel device declaration
 can't be done, there is a variety of cases where it can be helpful:
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/chips/eeprom b/Documentation/misc-devices/eeprom
index f7e8104b576..f7e8104b576 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/chips/eeprom
+++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/eeprom
diff --git a/Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875 b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875
index 10ca43cd1a7..1e89ee3ccc1 100644
--- a/Documentation/i2c/chips/max6875
+++ b/Documentation/misc-devices/max6875
@@ -42,10 +42,12 @@ General Remarks
 
 Valid addresses for the MAX6875 are 0x50 and 0x52.
 Valid addresses for the MAX6874 are 0x50, 0x52, 0x54 and 0x56.
-The driver does not probe any address, so you must force the address.
+The driver does not probe any address, so you explicitly instantiate the
+devices.
 
 Example:
-$ modprobe max6875 force=0,0x50
+$ modprobe max6875
+$ echo max6875 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device
 
 The MAX6874/MAX6875 ignores address bit 0, so this driver attaches to multiple
 addresses.  For example, for address 0x50, it also reserves 0x51.
diff --git a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482 b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482
index 9210d6fa502..299b91c7609 100644
--- a/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482
+++ b/Documentation/w1/masters/ds2482
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ General Remarks
 
 Valid addresses are 0x18, 0x19, 0x1a, and 0x1b.
 However, the device cannot be detected without writing to the i2c bus, so no
-detection is done.
-You should force the device address.
+detection is done. You should instantiate the device explicitly.
 
-$ modprobe ds2482 force=0,0x18
+$ modprobe ds2482
+$ echo ds2482 0x18 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device