linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] ARM: dts: consolidate aliases for Cygnus dt files

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Message-ID: <25764744.UdkoAR05y0@wuerfel>
Date:	Fri, 18 Sep 2015 23:27:37 +0200
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>
Cc:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/9] ARM: dts: consolidate aliases for Cygnus dt files

On Friday 18 September 2015 14:24:06 Ray Jui wrote:
> Move aliases into bcm-cygnus.dtsi to avoid duplications in Cygnus dts
> files
> 

We generally recommend keeping them separate:

> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm-cygnus.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm-cygnus.dtsi
> index e1ac07a..30903ba 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm-cygnus.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm-cygnus.dtsi
> @@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
>         model = "Broadcom Cygnus SoC";
>         interrupt-parent = <&gic>;
>  
> +       aliases {
> +               serial0 = &uart3;
> +       };
> +

The SoC has at least four uarts according to this, so it seems unlikely that
each board really only uses only the fourth one of them and labels it '0'
on the board. As soon as you get one board that has more than one uart wired
up, you would need to undo this.

	Arnd
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