Re: [PATCH] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable via DT node property

2019-08-15 Thread Daniel Mack 
On 15/8/2019 10:56 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 01:02:13PM +0200, Daniel Mack wrote:
>> When probed via DT, the uio_pdrv_genirq driver currently uses the name
>> of the node and exposes that as name of the UIO device to userspace.
>>
>> This doesn't work for systems where multiple nodes with the same name
>> (but different unit addresses) are present, or for systems where the
>> node names are auto-generated by a third-party tool.
>>
>> This patch adds the possibility to read the UIO name from the optional
>> "linux,uio-name" property.
> 
> Does that need to be documented anywhere?

This driver does not have a match table and is special in other ways
too, which is why I believe it isn't documented in
Documentation/devicetree/bindings.

I'll cook up a patch to describe how the probing works right now, and
also add a word on the newly introduced property.


Thanks,
Daniel

Re: [PATCH] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable via DT node property

2019-08-15 Thread Greg KH 
On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 01:02:13PM +0200, Daniel Mack wrote:
> When probed via DT, the uio_pdrv_genirq driver currently uses the name
> of the node and exposes that as name of the UIO device to userspace.
> 
> This doesn't work for systems where multiple nodes with the same name
> (but different unit addresses) are present, or for systems where the
> node names are auto-generated by a third-party tool.
> 
> This patch adds the possibility to read the UIO name from the optional
> "linux,uio-name" property.

Does that need to be documented anywhere?

thanks,

greg k-h