linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 9/9] ARM: ux500: Over-ride the DT device naming scheme for pinctrl

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Date:	Fri, 6 Jul 2012 09:25:00 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	STEricsson_nomadik_linux@...t.st.com, linus.walleij@...ricsson.com,
	arnd@...db.de, Gabriel FERNANDEZ <gabriel.fernandez@...ricsson.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 9/9] ARM: ux500: Over-ride the DT device naming scheme for pinctrl

On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 3:06 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:

> When pin control mapping tables are written the registered device
> name is supplied for use in name-based searches within the pinctrl
> driver. In the case of the DB8500 the string "pinctrl-db8500" is
> used. However, when we register the driver with Device Tree, its
> naming convention uses something that looks more like "pinctrl.2".
>
> To work around the device naming inconsistencies between devices
> registered via platform code and the ones registered by Device
> Tree, we use AUXDATA to over-ride the Device Tree naming scheme.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

But I guess it won't work without the patch that Rob is herding.
So maybe that patch should go in with this one.

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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