From: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
To: Frank Rowand <frowand.list-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
Grant Likely
<grant.likely-s3s/WqlpOiPyB63q8FvJNQ@public.gmane.org>,
David Gibson
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"devicetree-spec-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<devicetree-spec-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
"devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org"
<devicetree-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>,
Paul Mackerras <paulus-eUNUBHrolfbYtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org>,
Michael Ellerman <mpe-Gsx/Oe8HsFggBc27wqDAHg@public.gmane.org>,
linuxppc-dev-uLR06cmDAlY/bJ5BZ2RsiQ@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: case sensitivity for devicetree node names
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2016 08:05:43 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1465682743.19533.18.camel@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <575C68A1.1020701-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
On Sat, 2016-06-11 at 12:38 -0700, Frank Rowand wrote:
> I chased through the history and found a 2.6.0-test5 announcement
> which noted the patch from you which adds:
>
> of_find_node_by_path()
> of_find_node_by_name()
> of_find_node_by_type()
> of_find_compatible_node()
>
> (And the patch is commit 394edd852a14 in the git recreation
> of bitkeeper days, which is found at
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tglx/history.git)
>
> That version of the functions uses a case insensitive compare for
> devicetree node names.
>
> Do you remember why you chose to not use a case sensitive compare?
From memory, there were inconsistency in case on various earlier
machines (notably old macs). I think that's the main reason.
Cheers,
Ben.
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2016-06-10 20:05 case sensitivity for devicetree node names Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575B1D84.2010703-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-10 21:38 ` Rob Herring
[not found] ` <CAL_JsqKw8dVp5y487fo6_mwZfeN6ww8HiYnsudnB8afBrv2oMQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-10 22:02 ` Frank Rowand
2016-06-11 19:38 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575C68A1.1020701-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-11 22:05 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt [this message]
[not found] ` <1465682743.19533.18.camel-XVmvHMARGAS8U2dJNN8I7kB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-12 18:39 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575DAC69.5010804-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-12 21:56 ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2016-06-14 1:10 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160614011021.GD4882-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 3:53 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575F7FC1.5040508-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 5:10 ` David Gibson
[not found] ` <20160614051028.GL4882-RXTfZT5YzpxwFLYp8hBm2A@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 5:29 ` Frank Rowand
[not found] ` <575F963F.8090105-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2016-06-14 6:05 ` David Gibson
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