Add a new mode W. It uses SMBus Read Word transactions as mode w

does, but it only triggers a transaction on even register addresses,
relying on the target chip to increment its internal register pointer
between the high and low byte of the word. EEPROMs behave that way, so
this mode makes it possible to dump an EEPROM contents faster. I2C Block
Read is still faster but it isn't available on all busses, while SMBus
Read Word is very popular. This mode also makes it possible to test
SMBus Read Word transactions on a given adapter using common EEPROMs.


git-svn-id: http://lm-sensors.org/svn/lm-sensors/trunk@3286 7894878c-1315-0410-8ee3-d5d059ff63e0

prog/dump/i2cdump.8

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.TH I2CDUMP 8 "August 2004"
+.TH I2CDUMP 8 "April 2006"
 .SH NAME
 i2cdump \- examine I2C registers
 
@@ -31,13 +31,18 @@ scripts.
 At least two options must be provided to i2cdump. \fIi2cbus\fR indicates the
 number of the I2C bus to be scanned. This number should correspond to one
 of the busses listed by \fIi2cdetect -l\fR. \fIaddress\fR indicates the
-address to be scanned on that bus, and is an integer between 0x00 and 0x7F. The
-\fImode\fR parameter, if specified, is one of the letters \fBb\fP, \fBw\fP,
+address to be scanned on that bus, and is an integer between 0x00 and 0x7F.
+.PP
+The \fImode\fR parameter, if specified, is one of the letters \fBb\fP, \fBw\fP,
 \fBs\fP, or \fBi\fP, corresponding to a read size of a single byte, a 16-bit
 word, an SMBus block, an I2C block, respectively. The \fBc\fP mode is a
 little different, it reads all bytes consecutively, and is useful for chips that
-have an address auto-increment feature. A \fBp\fP can also be appended to the
-\fImode\fR parameter to enable PEC. If the \fImode\fR parameter is omitted,
+have an address auto-increment feature, such as EEPROMs. The \fBW\fP mode is
+also special, it is similar to \fBw\fP except that a read command will only
+be issued on even register addresses; this is again mainly useful for EEPROMs.
+.PP
+A \fBp\fP can also be appended to the \fImode\fR parameter (except for
+\fBi\fP and \fBW\fP) to enable PEC. If the \fImode\fR parameter is omitted,
 i2cdump defaults to byte access without PEC.
 .PP
 The \fIbank\fR and \fIbankreg\fR parameters are useful on the W83781D and