linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: msm

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Date:	Sat, 08 Nov 2014 20:25:22 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, frowand.list@...il.com
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: msm_serial: Use DT aliases

On Friday 07 November 2014 13:35:45 Frank Rowand wrote:
> On 11/7/2014 1:47 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Thursday 06 November 2014 22:42:47 Frank Rowand wrote:
> >> This same change is also needed in:
> >>
> >>   qcom-ipq8064.dtsi
> >>   qcom-msm8960.dtsi
> >>   qcom-apq8084.dtsi
> >>   qcom-apq8064.dtsi
> >>   qcom-msm8660.dtsi
> >>
> >> but I did not want to just blindly apply those changes without testing.
> >>
> > 
> > Is there only one uart on each of these?
> > 
> > If not, it would be better to put the aliases in the board specific file,
> > pointing to whichever ports are in use, in the order that makes sense
> > for that board.
> 
> Good point, thanks for bringing it up.
> 
> Your comment made me verify that the board dts files can override the
> aliases from the included .dtsi.  So not a problem to have a default
> set of aliases in the .dtsi files.

I would think it's better to keep them in the per-board file out of
principle though.
	
	Arnd
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