[syslinux] i2c bus access

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/27/2014 07:51 AM, João Henrique Freitas wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a particular situation that syslinux could access a i2c bus to get
> some data from specific device that my hardware has. Based on these data,
> syslinux should or not to boot.
> 
> It's feasible to create some i2c infraestructure to syslinux access i2c
> bus? It could be used to something more than only my needs?
> 
> I digged in gpxe code and it has code to provide some i2c functionality.
> 

I2C can be provided through an almost infinite number of controllers,
and building an I2C subsystem in Syslinux would be a good step toward
making it a fullblown operating system.  Since we haven't had that
request before, I would just do an ad hoc implementation for your needs
at this time.

	-hpa