On Thu, 2014-03-27 at 18:26 +0000, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > Many > > devicetrees specify aliases for i2c/spi/mmc controllers aswell. Should > > they order their i2c controllers in the order of preference now? > > > > Most dtsi files in the kernel specify a SoC specific order of aliases > > and I think this makes the most sense. > > I disagree with this one: the aliases should be a board specific > property, if not settable in the boot loader. This is how it traditionally > work on OF, and I think it's the most sensible approach for end users: > If the machine has multiple serial ports coming out the back, they are > normally numbered in some way, and the numbers should match what you > see in the OS, regardless of what the SoC calls them.
I'm with you on this one, for what it's worth. Pawel -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
