On 12/11/2013 02:24 AM, Lee Jones wrote: >> 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. Thanks. I don't see this in linux-next yet though, so it's not getting much testing. Did you forget to push your branch? -- 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