linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] devicetree - document using aliases to set spi bus number.

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Message-ID: <20160525184854.GF8206@sirena.org.uk>
Date:	Wed, 25 May 2016 19:48:54 +0100
From:	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
To:	Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc:	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	Christer Weinigel <christer@...nigel.se>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-spi@...r.kernel.org,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] devicetree - document using aliases to set spi bus
 number.

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 01:44:21PM -0500, Rob Herring wrote:

> For SPI, I think we should use "label" which reflects a name that is 
> defined by the h/w design and is meaningful to the user. Then perhaps 
> the device becomes "/dev/spi/by-name/<label>/spidev.0" or simply 
> "/dev/spidev-<label>.0".

I agree - this makes a lot more sense.

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