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From: "Yoder Stuart-B08248" <stuart.yoder@freescale.com>
To: "Segher Boessenkool" <segher@kernel.crashing.org>,
	"Wood Scott-B07421" <scottwood@freescale.com>
Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
Subject: RE: [PATCH 06/17] Document the linux,network-index property.
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:48:42 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <9696D7A991D0824DBA8DFAC74A9C5FA302B97B1A@az33exm25.fsl.freescale.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <36990c5c3b7de1ab2f65662547641b79@kernel.crashing.org>

=20

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linuxppc-dev-bounces+b08248=3Dfreescale.com@ozlabs.org=20
> [mailto:linuxppc-dev-bounces+b08248=3Dfreescale.com@ozlabs.org]=20
> On Behalf Of Segher Boessenkool
> Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2007 8:31 AM
> To: Wood Scott-B07421
> Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/17] Document the linux,network-index property.
>=20
> > To allow more robust association of each network device node with an
> > index (such as is used by the firmware or an EEPROM to indicate MAC
> > addresses), a network device's node may specify the index=20
> explicitly.
>=20
> > +   - linux,network-index : This is the intended "index" of this
> > +     network device.  This is used by the bootwrapper to interpret
> > +     MAC addresses passed by the firmware when no information other
> > +     than indices is available to associate an address=20
> with a device.
>=20
> What a nasty thing, and quite a misnomer too.  Linux
> _already_ knows how to bind ethN to which device, based
> on user preferences; what you are really after is a way
> to label the several network devices in your device tree
> for use by firmware.
>=20
> There already is a completely generic such mechanism; it's
> called "aliases".
>=20
> And yes I still believe the flattened dev tree should
> implement the "/aliases" node and drop the other alias
> mechanism, the OF-defined way is so much more flexible.
> It even shows up in /proc/device-tree :-)

Segher, what is the the 'other alias' mechanism you are referring
to that should be dropped?  Is it this proposed linux,network-index
property?  or something else?

Stuart

  reply	other threads:[~2007-03-21 14:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 92+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-03-16 17:26 [PATCH 00/17] bootwrapper/cuImage patches Scott Wood
2007-03-16 17:27 ` [PATCH 01/17] bootwrapper: Make ft_create_node() pay attention to the parent parameter Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:23   ` David Gibson
2007-03-16 17:27 ` [PATCH 02/17] bootwrapper: Add dt_ops methods Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:24   ` David Gibson
2007-03-16 17:27 ` [PATCH 03/17] bootwrapper: Add xlate_reg(), and use it to find serial registers Scott Wood
2007-03-20  3:50   ` David Gibson
2007-03-20 16:34     ` Scott Wood
2007-03-21  3:12       ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 13:49     ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 16:01       ` Scott Wood
2007-03-21 19:11         ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-16 17:27 ` [PATCH 04/17] bootwrapper: Make compression of the kernel image optional Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:25   ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 15:03   ` Patch: " Milton Miller
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 05/17] bootwrapper: misc device tree fixes Scott Wood
2007-03-21  1:51   ` David Gibson
2007-03-22 16:22     ` Scott Wood
2007-03-23  3:26       ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 13:22   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 06/17] Document the linux,network-index property Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:26   ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 13:30   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 14:48     ` Yoder Stuart-B08248 [this message]
2007-03-21 18:57       ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-22  0:29         ` David Gibson
2007-03-22 11:11           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23  3:19             ` David Gibson
2007-03-23 11:36               ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23 23:59                 ` David Gibson
2007-03-24  0:23                   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23 15:00         ` Scott Wood
2007-03-23 16:42           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 07/17] bootwrapper: Add dt_set_memory(), to fill in the /memory node Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:26   ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 13:32     ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 23:42       ` David Gibson
2007-03-22 11:02         ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23  3:24           ` David Gibson
2007-03-23  6:49             ` Stefan Roese
2007-03-23  7:40               ` David Gibson
2007-03-23 12:34             ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 08/17] bootwrapper: Make setprop accept a const buffer Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:27   ` David Gibson
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 09/17] bootwrapper: Add dt_set_cpu_clocks() Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:28   ` David Gibson
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 10/17] bootwrapper: Add dt_set_mac_addresses() Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:31   ` David Gibson
2007-03-18  0:22     ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-18 11:56       ` David Gibson
2007-03-19 15:09         ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-20  3:59           ` David Gibson
2007-03-20 14:00             ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21  2:54               ` David Gibson
2007-03-21 15:01                 ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21 15:25                   ` Jerry Van Baren
2007-03-21 15:55                     ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-22  0:06                   ` David Gibson
2007-03-22 15:13                     ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-22 15:15                     ` Jon Loeliger
2007-03-23  3:22                       ` David Gibson
2007-03-23 14:38                         ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-23 16:37                           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23 16:42                             ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-23 16:51                               ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-23 16:54                                 ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-23 23:17                             ` David Gibson
2007-03-20 18:17           ` Jon Loeliger
2007-03-21 13:45           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 15:15             ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21 19:07               ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 19:10                 ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21 19:34                   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 19:39                     ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21 19:48                       ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 20:03                         ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-21 20:22                           ` Olof Johansson
2007-03-21 21:58                             ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 21:54                           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 20:34                         ` Doug Maxey
2007-03-21 22:01                           ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 13:38         ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-21 15:09           ` Timur Tabi
2007-03-16 17:28 ` [PATCH 11/17] bootwrapper: Make set_cmdline non-static, and accept a const buffer Scott Wood
2007-03-17  1:36   ` David Gibson
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 12/17] bootwrapper: Make set_cmdline() create /chosen if it doesn't exist Scott Wood
2007-03-21 13:32   ` Segher Boessenkool
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 13/17] bootwrapper: Add ppcboot.h Scott Wood
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 14/17] bootwrapper: Add support for cuboot platforms Scott Wood
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 15/17] bootwrapper: Add cmd_wrap_dt Scott Wood
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 16/17] bootwrapper: Add a cuImage target Scott Wood
2007-03-16 17:29 ` [PATCH 17/17] bootwrapper: cuboot for 83xx Scott Wood

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