From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ivaylo Dimitrov Subject: Re: [PATCH] of/base: Replace alias if it already exists Date: Mon, 02 Jun 2014 19:07:01 +0300 Message-ID: <538CA125.7090906@gmail.com> References: <1401624083-30796-1-git-send-email-ivo.g.dimitrov.75@gmail.com> <20140602145959.7E669C426F6@trevor.secretlab.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20140602145959.7E669C426F6@trevor.secretlab.ca> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Grant Likely Cc: robh+dt@kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: devicetree@vger.kernel.org On 2.06.2014 17:59, Grant Likely wrote: > On Sun, 1 Jun 2014 15:01:23 +0300, Ivaylo Dimitrov wrote: >> The current code unconditionally adds aliases without check if it already >> exists, so it is not possible to alter an alias, from board DT file for >> example. Fix that by replacing an alias if it already exists >> > > Can you describe a more detailed use-case for altering an alias? > > g. > That one http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-omap/msg107869.html Ivo