[PATCH V3 06/12] ARM: shmobile: r7s72100: add scif nodes to dtsi

Wolfram Sang
2014-03-07T16:44:27Z

> > > As port usages is board specific, shouldn't this be moved to the board
> > > .dts file, with only serial0 = &scif2 ?
> >
> > Nope, the intention of these aliases is to have a consistent numbering
> > of SCIF cores, similar to platform.dev_id.
>
> But do we want that ? Isn't it better from a user point of view to have ttySC0
> regardless of whether scif2 or scif3 is used when the board has a single
> serial port only ?

Some prefer this, some that. The current standard pattern is what I implemented.
I think consistency makes sense for my series. If you like to prefer another
pattern, please start a discussion at the devicetree list.

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