> From: Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxx> > > mfd_add_device() assigns .of_node in the device objects it creates only > if the mfd_cell for the device has the .of_compatible field set and the > DT node for the top-level MFD device contains a child whose compatible > property matches the cell's .of_compatible field. > > This leaves .of_node unset in many cases. When this happens, entries in > the DT /aliases property which refer to the top-level MFD DT node will > never match the MFD child devices, hence causing the requested alias not > to be honored. > > Solve this by setting each MFD child device's .of_node equal to the top- > level MFD device's .of_node field in the cases where it would otherwise > remain unset. > > The first use-case for this will be aliases for the TPS6586x's RTC > device. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Warren <swarren@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > drivers/mfd/mfd-core.c | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) I've tentatively applied this patch, but if it starts to cause more problems than it solves we'll have to endeavour to find a different solution. -- Lee Jones Linaro STMicroelectronics Landing Team Lead Linaro.org │ Open source software for ARM SoCs Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
