diff --git a/common/gpio/gpioDefinitions.h b/common/gpio/gpioDefinitions.h
index b56a476..710b2e2 100644
--- a/common/gpio/gpioDefinitions.h
+++ b/common/gpio/gpioDefinitions.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual~ GpioBase() {};
 
-    /* Can be used to cast GpioBase to a concrete child implementation */
+    // Can be used to cast GpioBase to a concrete child implementation
     gpio::GpioTypes gpioType = gpio::GpioTypes::NONE;
     std::string consumer;
     gpio::Direction direction = gpio::Direction::IN;
@@ -70,13 +70,21 @@ public:
 
 class GpiodRegular: public GpioBase {
 public:
-    GpiodRegular(): GpioBase(gpio::GpioTypes::GPIO_REGULAR, std::string(),
-            gpio::Direction::IN, 0) {};
+    GpiodRegular() :
+            GpioBase(gpio::GpioTypes::GPIO_REGULAR, std::string(), gpio::Direction::IN, 0) {
+    }
+    ;
 
     GpiodRegular(std::string chipname_, int lineNum_, std::string consumer_,
-            gpio::Direction direction_, int initValue_):
+            gpio::Direction direction_, int initValue_) :
             GpioBase(gpio::GpioTypes::GPIO_REGULAR, consumer_, direction_, initValue_),
-            chipname(chipname_), lineNum(lineNum_) {}
+            chipname(chipname_), lineNum(lineNum_) {
+    }
+
+    GpiodRegular(std::string chipname_, int lineNum_, std::string consumer_) :
+            GpioBase(gpio::GpioTypes::GPIO_REGULAR, consumer_, gpio::Direction::IN, 0),
+            chipname(chipname_), lineNum(lineNum_) {
+    }
     std::string chipname;
     int lineNum = 0;
     struct gpiod_line* lineHandle = nullptr;
diff --git a/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp b/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
index 06adf30..ea5cbe6 100644
--- a/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
+++ b/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.cpp
@@ -146,10 +146,16 @@ ReturnValue_t I2cComIF::requestReceiveMessage(CookieIF *cookie,
 
     uint8_t* replyBuffer = i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyBuffer.data();
 
-    if (read(fd, replyBuffer, requestLen) != static_cast<int>(requestLen)) {
+    int readLen = read(fd, replyBuffer, requestLen);
+
+    if (readLen != static_cast<int>(requestLen)) {
+#if FSFW_VERBOSE_LEVEL >= 1 and FSFW_CPP_OSTREAM_ENABLED == 1
         sif::error << "I2cComIF::requestReceiveMessage: Reading from I2C "
                 << "device failed with error code " << errno <<". Description"
                 << " of error: " << strerror(errno) << std::endl;
+        sif::error << "I2cComIF::requestReceiveMessage: Read only " << readLen << " from "
+                << requestLen << " bytes" << std::endl;
+#endif
         i2cDeviceMapIter->second.replyLen = 0;
         return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
     }
diff --git a/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.h b/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.h
index 3529bde..17a4167 100644
--- a/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.h
+++ b/linux/i2c/I2cComIF.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
  * @brief 	This is the communication interface for i2c devices connected
  * 			to a system running a linux OS.
  *
+ * @note    The xilinx linux kernel does not support to read more than 255 bytes at once.
+ *
  * @author 	J. Meier
  */
 class I2cComIF: public DeviceCommunicationIF, public SystemObject {