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From: baruch@tkos.co.il (Baruch Siach)
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Subject: How do /dev/ttyS* devices get assigned from the device tree?
Date: Sat, 9 Jul 2016 22:37:31 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160709193731.GA3870@tarshish> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAF_dkJBmgxyQLNtJqXWyQtzsmcK3QCqjYugsMG7MXGUdjL6nvA@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Patrick,

On Fri, Jul 08, 2016 at 12:58:06PM -0400, Patrick Doyle wrote:
> Do they show up numerically in the sequence in which they appear in
> the device tree?
> 
> Where could I learn more?

Adding devicetree ML to Cc.

You may use an "aliases" node for that, if your UART driver supports that. The 
8250/16550 driver does. See arch/arm/boot/dts/aspeed-ast2500-evb.dts, for 
example. Note though that the use of aliases for this purpose is contentious.

baruch

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      reply	other threads:[~2016-07-09 19:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2016-07-08 16:58 How do /dev/ttyS* devices get assigned from the device tree? Patrick Doyle
2016-07-09 19:37 ` Baruch Siach [this message]

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