|  | Kernel driver i2c-ali1535 | 
|  |  | 
|  | Supported adapters: | 
|  | * Acer Labs, Inc. ALI 1535 (south bridge) | 
|  | Datasheet: Now under NDA | 
|  | http://www.ali.com.tw/eng/support/datasheet_request.php | 
|  |  | 
|  | Authors: | 
|  | Frodo Looijaard <frodol@dds.nl>, | 
|  | Philip Edelbrock <phil@netroedge.com>, | 
|  | Mark D. Studebaker <mdsxyz123@yahoo.com>, | 
|  | Dan Eaton <dan.eaton@rocketlogix.com>, | 
|  | Stephen Rousset<stephen.rousset@rocketlogix.com> | 
|  |  | 
|  | Description | 
|  | ----------- | 
|  |  | 
|  | This is the driver for the SMB Host controller on Acer Labs Inc. (ALI) | 
|  | M1535 South Bridge. | 
|  |  | 
|  | The M1535 is a South bridge for portable systems. It is very similar to the | 
|  | M15x3 South bridges also produced by Acer Labs Inc.  Some of the registers | 
|  | within the part have moved and some have been redefined slightly. | 
|  | Additionally, the sequencing of the SMBus transactions has been modified to | 
|  | be more consistent with the sequencing recommended by the manufacturer and | 
|  | observed through testing.  These changes are reflected in this driver and | 
|  | can be identified by comparing this driver to the i2c-ali15x3 driver. For | 
|  | an overview of these chips see http://www.acerlabs.com | 
|  |  | 
|  | The SMB controller is part of the M7101 device, which is an ACPI-compliant | 
|  | Power Management Unit (PMU). | 
|  |  | 
|  | The whole M7101 device has to be enabled for the SMB to work. You can't | 
|  | just enable the SMB alone. The SMB and the ACPI have separate I/O spaces. | 
|  | We make sure that the SMB is enabled. We leave the ACPI alone. | 
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|  | Features | 
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|  | This driver controls the SMB Host only. This driver does not use | 
|  | interrupts. |