On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 10:22:03AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > Hi David, > > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 5:41 AM David Gibson > <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > So, essentially you're just adding new labels as aliases to existing > > labels? > > > > Ok, I can see at least two ways of doing that which I think are a more > > natural fit than allowing symbols to be phandles. > > [...] > > > # Method 2: /aliases > > Does the (Linux) DT overlay code support updating aliases? > Last time I needed that (almost a decade ago), it did not. Huh. I hadn't realised the kernel kept a separate cache of aliases that wasn't updated. Assuming that's still the case, that would complicate matters a bit. > "[PATCH/RFC 0/3] of/overlay: Update aliases when added or removed"[1] > was never applied, due to me never getting to all of the requested changes. > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/1435675876-2159-1-git-send-email-geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx/ > > Gr{oetje,eeting}s, > > Geert > -- David Gibson (he or they) | I'll have my music baroque, and my code david AT gibson.dropbear.id.au | minimalist, thank you, not the other way | around. http://www.ozlabs.org/~dgibson
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