Re: i2c changes in 2.6.15+

> Attached is an informational (not meant to be applied as-is, but maybe
> good for testing) patch for i2c changes in 2.6.15 and later kernels.
> Compile-tested only on the latest FC5test2/Rawhide 2.6.16-rc1-something
> kernel (which reports itself as 2.6.15, but that's outside of the scope
> of this patch and not taken into account).  I haven't actually used the
> patched modules with any kernel.  The patch also removes the
> EM8300_I2C_FORCE_*_API flags for clarity, maybe they can be restored by
> someone who groks the code and i2c versions better.
>
> Notes:
>
> i2c_driver.flags is gone in 2.6.16, apparently without a replacement.
>
> i2c_driver.{name,owner} have moved to i2c_driver.driver.{name,owner} in
> 2.6.16.  That change could apparently be done on some earlier kernels
> too; at least many in-kernel drivers were changed like that in 2.6.15.
> This patch however does that only for >= 2.6.16.
>
> Documentation/i2c/writing-clients was changed in 2.6.15 to say this
> about i2c_driver.name:
> ---
> The name field must match the driver name, including the case. It must
> not contain spaces, and may be up to 31 characters long.
> ---
> For simplicity, this patch changes the name accordingly for all kernel
> versions.