linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] of: base: Change logic in of_alias_get_alias

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqKTGmrQx+siHQprMAvX1M-p08Qkv0nEwAARK3NJz-wobg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:28:56 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
To:     Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michal Simek <monstr@...str.eu>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        "open list:SERIAL DRIVERS" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
        "moderated list:ARM/FREESCALE IMX / MXC ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] of: base: Change logic in of_alias_get_alias_list()

On Fri, Oct 12, 2018 at 12:43 AM Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com> wrote:
>
> Check compatible string first before setting up bit in bitmap to also
> cover cases that allocated bitfield is not big enough.
> Show warning about it but let driver to continue to work with allocated
> bitfield to keep at least some devices (included console which
> is commonly close to serial0) to work.
>
> Fixes: b1078c355d76 ("of: base: Introduce of_alias_get_alias_list() to check alias IDs")
> Fixes: ae1cca3fa347 ("serial: uartps: Change uart ID port allocation")
> Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
> ---
>
> Changes in v2:
>  - Use EOVERFLOW instead of EINVAL - Rob

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>