eepromread could only read EEPROMs through the /dev/i2c interface.
Once the cat24c256 driver is started and claims/reserves the
device, it can no longer be read through the /dev/i2c interface.
This patch adds support for reading from EEPROMs through the
/dev/eeprom interface. For example, to read the on-board eeprom
on the BBB, one would do `eepromread -f /dev/eepromb1s50 -i`.
Change-Id: If08ce37231e593982eeb109bdd6d5458ad271108
128 byte reads are much more common than 32 byte reads. The message
passing + setup/teardown for a read is much more expensive, in terms
of time, than the reading itself. A slightly bigger struct is well
worth the time savings. This reduces read times for /dev/eeprom
from 57 seconds per 4KB to 14 seconds.
Additionally, make sending the page address in the eeprom driver
and utility optional. This can save a little time when reading
within the same page and allows support for smaller devices that
don't support pages (example: chips containing EDID).
Change-Id: Ie48087caee40c11fa241d1555fce9309ddd27b43
This program uses the i2c /dev interface to read the
contents of EEPROMs and display it to the user in
HEX and ASCII. It also has a mode that can display
data in label:value pairs. That mode is used for
board detection in the rc script to start the right
i2c drivers for the board.
Change-Id: I0bf5b13ffab5a89533c762d6881a145cf7f14914
