* Måns Rullgård <mans@xxxxxxxxx> [210129 11:40]: > Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > > > * Mans Rullgard <mans@xxxxxxxxx> [210128 18:09]: > >> Without DT aliases, the numbering of mmc interfaces is unpredictable. > >> Adding them makes it possible to refer to devices consistently. The > >> popular suggestion to use UUIDs obviously doesn't work with a blank > >> device fresh from the factory. > >> > >> See fa2d0aa96941 "mmc: core: Allow setting slot index via device tree > >> alias" for more discussion. > > > > Sounds good to me, but will wait a few days before applying to make sure > > this is still what we have agreed on :) > > If it helps the decision, my existing systems fail to boot without > something like this due to the eMMC moving from /dev/mmcblk1 to mmcblk0, > at least sometimes. I guess the kernel cares deeply about not breaking > userspace, except when it doesn't give a damn. > > I've been fighting this problem in various forms for the last 10 years > or so, and I was hoping it would finally be over. Yes this issue has been bugging folks for long time. Applying into fixes thanks. Tony
