Re: [PATCH v10 5/5] [powerpc] Fix up fsl-flexcan device tree binding.

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So the node names should be
		can@1c000 {
		can@1d000 {
correct?
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[Bhaskar] As there are two CAN controllers on P1010,So won't it =

be better

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	    to distinguish it by can0 and can1 instead by simple "can" ?

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It looks like the way to do that is to assign a label to those =

devices

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and then associate the label with an alias.  I have no idea how =

that

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works under the hood, but it is the way other files are set up.  =

Take a

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look at arch/powerpc/boot/dts/bamboo.dts for how they define the =

serial

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interfaces.
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Grant or Wolfgang, is that the right way to handle the concern =

about

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names or does it have no practical effect with the Linux kernel?

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It has not effect.  The label is just if you need to reference it =

via some other means.

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Does the alias have an effect?

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nope

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Then how does the device number get associated with a particular =

device

What do you mean by device number?

and how is user-space ensured a consistent namespace?

that is left to udev rules.

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