linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable via DT node property

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Date:   Tue, 27 Aug 2019 19:04:46 +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 v2 1/2] uio: uio_pdrv_genirq: Make UIO name controllable
 via DT node property

On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 06:07:04PM +0200, Daniel Mack wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> On 15/8/2019 11:28 PM, 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.
> 
> Any opinion on this one?

Sorry, it's in my "to review" queue, was traveling all last week and
it's really big now :(

it's not lost...

greg k-h