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diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst
index 7e2265144157..209c49e05116 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/ipmb.rst
@@ -71,9 +71,13 @@ b) Example for device tree::
ipmb@10 {
compatible = "ipmb-dev";
reg = <0x10>;
+ i2c-protocol;
};
};
+If xmit of data to be done using raw i2c block vs smbus
+then "i2c-protocol" needs to be defined as above.
+
2) Manually from Linux::
modprobe ipmb-dev-int
@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ Instantiate the device
----------------------
After loading the driver, you can instantiate the device as
-described in 'Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices'.
+described in 'Documentation/i2c/instantiating-devices.rst'.
If you have multiple BMCs, each connected to your Satellite MC via
a different I2C bus, you can instantiate a device for each of
those BMCs.
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