linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: detect invalid phandle in overlay

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Message-ID: <20170622161923.azo46s6ntswgopwe@rob-hp-laptop>
Date:   Thu, 22 Jun 2017 11:19:23 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     frowand.list@...il.com
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: detect invalid phandle in overlay

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:21:56PM -0700, frowand.list@...il.com wrote:
> From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...y.com>
> 
> Overlays are not allowed to modify phandle values of previously existing
> nodes because there is no information available to allow fixup up
> properties that use the previously existing phandle.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@...y.com>
> ---
>  drivers/of/overlay.c | 4 ++++
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

Applied.