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

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Date:	Mon, 10 Nov 2014 10:54:00 -0800
From:	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...nel.org>
To:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-msm <linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Tyler Baker <tyler.baker@...aro.org>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tty: serial: msm_serial: Use DT aliases

On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 5:33 PM, Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org> wrote:
> We rely on probe order of this driver to determine the line number for
> the uart port. This makes it impossible to know the line number
> when these devices are populated via DT. Use the DT alias
> mechanism to assign the line based on the aliases node.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>

FYI... this patch hit linux-next and caused multiple boot failures on
qcom platforms[1] as of next-20141110.  I'm assuming this is because
the corresponding DTS changes have not hit linux-next yet.

Kevin

[1] http://status.armcloud.us/boot/?qcom
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