On 02/13/2016 10:58 PM, Antony Pavlov wrote:
> Here are some Sascha Hauer's arguments for using aliases in the dts
> files:
>
> - using aliases reduces the number of indentations in dts files;
>
> - dts files become independent of the layout of the dtsi files
> (it becomes possible to introduce another bus {} hierarchy between
> a toplevel bus and the devices when you have to);
>
> - less chances for typos. if &i2c2 does not exist you get an error.
> If instead you duplicate the whole path in the dts file a typo
> in the path will just create another node.
>
> Signed-off-by: Antony Pavlov <antonynpavlov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Alban Bedel <albeu@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Frank Rowand <frowand.list@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Acked-by: Marek Vasut <marex@xxxxxxx>
