linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4] ARM: dts: Use labels instead of full paths for Exynos5 pinctrl nodes

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Date:	Wed, 08 Jul 2015 17:27:06 +0900
From:	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>
To:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>,
	Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>
Cc:	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] ARM: dts: Use labels instead of full paths for Exynos5
 pinctrl nodes

On 08.07.2015 14:36, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> Hello Kukjin and Krzysztof,
> 
> This is a trivial series that changes Exynos5 pinctrl dtsi files to extend
> the pinctrl nodes using labels instead of full paths.
> 
> Using labels is less error prone since a misstyped label leads to a build
> error while full paths can lead to the creation of a new node instead of
> overriding the original which makes the mistake harder to detect.
> 
> I tested the changes by decompiling the Exynos5* dtbs and comparing before
> and after. The resulting dts were identical modulo some node ordering due
> the pinctrl include change.

Is the DTB before and after the same? It should not change by re-ordering.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

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