Hi David, On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 10:41 AM David Gibson <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 10:22:03AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > > 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. Indeed. > > "[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/ FTR, if anyone is interested in this, IIRC I have an updated version somewhere that did implement some of the requested changes. Just ask. Thanks! Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds
