On Sat, Nov 9, 2024 at 1:52 PM Ayush Singh <ayush@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Currently the list of aliases is not updated when a DT overlay that adds > an alias is loaded or unloaded. This break drivers (e.g. serial) that > rely on of_alias_get_id(). Drivers use the non-existent alias numbers for instances without an alias. So what happens if an index is already in use and then an overlay uses the same index. I don't see how this can work reliably unless the alias name doesn't exist in the base DT. > This picks up the original patch series from Geert Uytterhoeven. > > I have not added unittests in this version since I am not sure if kunit > tests should be added, or if the runtime unittests (CONFIG_OF_UNITTEST) > need to be added. Additionally, it would be great if someone can inform > me how to run the runtime unittests since the unittests seem to fail in > my current setup (tried running on qemu x86_64 and beagleplay). You enable the config and boot. Rob
