Changeset 4431 for lm-sensors/branches/lm-sensors-3.0.0/prog/dump/i2cset.8

Timestamp:

06/04/07 19:54:46 (6 years ago)

Author:

khali

Message:

Do not force the I2C slave address by default. It's only fair to let the
users know that they're doing something wrong. They can insist by using
the new -f option.

Files:

• lm-sensors/branches/lm-sensors-3.0.0/prog/dump/i2cset.8 (modified) (3 diffs)

lm-sensors/branches/lm-sensors-3.0.0/prog/dump/i2cset.8

@@ -1 @@
-.TH I2CSET 8 "September 2005"
+.TH I2CSET 8 "June 2007"
 .SH "NAME"
 i2cset \- set I2C registers
@@ -5 +5 @@
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B i2cset
+.RB [ -f ]
 .RB [ -y ]
 .I i2cbus
@@ -24 +25 @@
 .B -V
 Display the version and exit.
+.TP
+.B -f
+Force access to the device even if it is already busy. By default, i2cset
+will refuse to access a device which is already under the control of a
+kernel driver. Using this flag is dangerous, it can seriously confuse the
+kernel driver in question. It can also cause i2cset to silently write to
+the wrong register. So use at your own risk and only if you know what
+you're doing.
 .TP
 .B -y