hw/i2c: Introduce i2c_start_recv() and i2c_start_send()

To ease reviewing code using the I2C bus API, introduce the
i2c_start_recv() and i2c_start_send() helpers which don't
take the confusing 'is_recv' boolean argument.

Use these new helpers in the SMBus / AUX bus models.

Suggested-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Reviewed-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org>
Signed-off-by: Corey Minyard <cminyard@mvista.com>

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h b/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
index 21f2dba1bf..5ca3b708c0 100644
--- a/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
+++ b/include/hw/i2c/i2c.h
@@ -88,9 +88,33 @@ int i2c_bus_busy(I2CBus *bus);
  * @address: address of the slave
  * @is_recv: indicates the transfer direction
  *
+ * When @is_recv is a known boolean constant, use the
+ * i2c_start_recv() or i2c_start_send() helper instead.
+ *
  * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
  */
 int i2c_start_transfer(I2CBus *bus, uint8_t address, bool is_recv);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_start_recv: start a 'receive' transfer on an I2C bus.
+ *
+ * @bus: #I2CBus to be used
+ * @address: address of the slave
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int i2c_start_recv(I2CBus *bus, uint8_t address);
+
+/**
+ * i2c_start_send: start a 'send' transfer on an I2C bus.
+ *
+ * @bus: #I2CBus to be used
+ * @address: address of the slave
+ *
+ * Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+ */
+int i2c_start_send(I2CBus *bus, uint8_t address);
+
 void i2c_end_transfer(I2CBus *bus);
 void i2c_nack(I2CBus *bus);
 int i2c_send(I2CBus *bus, uint8_t data);