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From: richard.zhao@freescale.com (Richard Zhao)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: serial tty name
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:31:26 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20111215003125.GN28768@b20223-02.ap.freescale.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4EE8C16F.8060501@calxeda.com>

On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 09:31:59AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> On 12/14/2011 08:43 AM, Richard Zhao wrote:
> > How to map different uart port to ttymxc0 (take imx for example)?
> > 
> > In rootfs, it usually "getty ttymxc0"  to get
> > serial console. And the rootfs may be shared by different boards.
> > Traditionaly way is to set right platform device ID.
> > 
> > But with DT, UART2 always generate ttymxc1, UART3 for ttymxc2. You
> > always needs to modify the getty command when your change another board.
> > 
> > Is there a way to fix it?
> 
> That's what the aliases are for.
so, why do I see people define uart aliases in $SOC.dtsi, rather not in $BOARD.dts?

Thanks
Richard
> 
> Rob
> 
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-12-15  0:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-12-14 14:43 serial tty name Richard Zhao
2011-12-14 15:10 ` Igor Grinberg
2011-12-14 18:33   ` Uwe Kleine-König
2011-12-15  0:44     ` Richard Zhao
2011-12-14 15:31 ` Rob Herring
2011-12-15  0:31   ` Richard Zhao [this message]
2011-12-19  4:08   ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-19  4:49     ` Jason Liu
2011-12-19  5:41       ` Richard Zhao
2011-12-19  3:56 ` Shawn Guo
2011-12-19  5:40   ` Richard Zhao
2011-12-19  6:05     ` Shawn Guo

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