@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ i2cdump \- examine I2C registers
.RB [ -f ]
.RB [ "-r first-last" ]
.RB [ -y ]
+.RB [ -a ]
.I i2cbus
.I address
.RI [ "mode " [ "bank " [ bankreg ]]]
@@ -40,6 +41,9 @@ Disable interactive mode. By default, i2cdump will wait for a confirmation
from the user before messing with the I2C bus. When this flag is used, it
will perform the operation directly. This is mainly meant to be used in
scripts.
+.TP
+.B -a
+Allow using risky addresses between 0x78 and 0x7f. Not recommended.
.PP
At least two options must be provided to i2cdump. \fIi2cbus\fR indicates the
number or name of the I2C bus to be scanned. This number should correspond to one
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ i2cget \- read from I2C/SMBus chip registers
.B i2cget
.RB [ -f ]
.RB [ -y ]
+.RB [ -a ]
.I i2cbus
.I chip-address
.RI [ "data-address " [ mode ]]
@@ -34,6 +35,9 @@ Disable interactive mode. By default, i2cget will wait for a confirmation
from the user before messing with the I2C bus. When this flag is used, it
will perform the operation directly. This is mainly meant to be used in
scripts. Use with caution.
+.TP
+.B -a
+Allow using risky addresses between 0x78 and 0x7f. Not recommended.
.PP
There are two required options to i2cget. \fIi2cbus\fR indicates the number
or name of the I2C bus to be scanned. This number should correspond to one of
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ i2cset \- set I2C registers
.RB [ -y ]
.RB [ "-m mask" ]
.RB [ -r ]
+.RB [ -a ]
.I i2cbus
.I chip-address
.I data-address
@@ -54,6 +55,9 @@ be the case, as neither I2C nor SMBus guarantees this.
Read back the value right after writing it, and compare the result with the
value written. This used to be the default behavior. The same limitations
apply as those of option \fB-m\fR.
+.TP
+.B -a
+Allow using risky addresses between 0x78 and 0x7f. Not recommended.
.PP
There are three required options to i2cset. \fIi2cbus\fR indicates the number
or name of the I2C bus to be scanned. This number should correspond to one of
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ i2ctransfer \- send user-defined I2C messages in one transfer
.RB [ -f ]
.RB [ -y ]
.RB [ -v ]
+.RB [ -a ]
.I i2cbus desc
.RI [ data ]
.RI [ desc
@@ -61,6 +62,9 @@ It will print infos about all messages sent, i.e. not only for read messages but
.TP
.B -V
Display the version and exit.
+.TP
+.B -a
+Allow using risky addresses between 0x78 and 0x7f. Not recommended.
.SH ARGUMENTS
.PP
Describe the new -a option in man pages of modified tools. Signed-off-by: Romain Porte <romain.porte@nokia.com> --- tools/i2cdump.8 | 4 ++++ tools/i2cget.8 | 4 ++++ tools/i2cset.8 | 4 ++++ tools/i2ctransfer.8 | 4 ++++ 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+)