Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] of: Ensure unique names without sacrificing determinism

[Ezequiel Garcia]

On 23 May 08:36 AM, Grant Likely wrote:
> The way the driver core is implemented, every device using the same bus
> type is required to have a unique name because a symlink to each device
> is created in the appropriate /sys/bus/*/devices directory, and two
> identical names causes a collision.
> 
> The current code handles the requirement by using an globally
> incremented counter that is appended to the device name. It works, but
> it means any change to device registration will change the assigned
> numbers. Instead, if we build up the name by using information from the
> parent nodes, then it can be guaranteed to be unique without adding a
> random number to the end of it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Likely <grant.likely@xxxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Ezequiel Garcia <ezequiel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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