linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable via DT node property

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Date:   Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:56:18 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable via DT
 node property

On Sun, Aug 11, 2019 at 01:02:13PM +0200, Daniel Mack wrote:
> When probed via DT, the uio_pdrv_genirq driver currently uses the name
> of the node and exposes that as name of the UIO device to userspace.
> 
> This doesn't work for systems where multiple nodes with the same name
> (but different unit addresses) are present, or for systems where the
> node names are auto-generated by a third-party tool.
> 
> This patch adds the possibility to read the UIO name from the optional
> "linux,uio-name" property.

Does that need to be documented anywhere?

thanks,

greg k-h