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docs: i2c: summary: document 'local' and 'remote' targets
Because Linux can be a target as well, add terminology to differentiate between Linux being the target and Linux accessing targets. Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com> Reviewed-by: Easwar Hariharan <eahariha@linux.microsoft.com> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@sang-engineering.com>
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Documentation/i2c/summary.rst

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an algorithm driver in the ``drivers/i2c/algos/`` subdirectory, or includes
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its own implementation.
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A **target** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed
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by the controller. In Linux it is called a **client**. Client drivers are kept
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in a directory specific to the feature they provide, for example
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``drivers/media/gpio/`` for GPIO expanders and ``drivers/media/i2c/`` for
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A **target** chip is a node that responds to communications when addressed by a
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controller. In the Linux kernel implementation it is called a **client**. While
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targets are usually separate external chips, Linux can also act as a target
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(needs hardware support) and respond to another controller on the bus. This is
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then called a **local target**. In contrast, an external chip is called a
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**remote target**.
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Target drivers are kept in a directory specific to the feature they provide,
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for example ``drivers/gpio/`` for GPIO expanders and ``drivers/media/i2c/`` for
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video-related chips.
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For the example configuration in figure, you will need a driver for your

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