Re: [PATCH 2/2] riscv: dts: microchip: Add ethernet0 to the aliases node

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Bin,

On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 12:14 PM Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 5:23 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Fri, Jul 2, 2021 at 3:44 AM Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > --- a/arch/riscv/boot/dts/microchip/microchip-mpfs.dtsi
> > > +++ b/arch/riscv/boot/dts/microchip/microchip-mpfs.dtsi
> > > @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ / {
> > >         model = "Microchip MPFS Icicle Kit";
> > >         compatible = "microchip,mpfs-icicle-kit";
> > >
> > > +       aliases {
> > > +               ethernet0 = &emac1;
> > > +       };
> > > +
> > >         chosen {
> > >         };
> >
> > This should be added to the board DTS (microchip-mpfs-icicle-kit.dts)
> > instead.
>
> I was wondering the same thing before doing this, but when I checked
> all other DTS in arch/riscv/boot I found the aliases node is put in
> the SoC dtsi file instead of the board on so I think that's the
> convention.

The numbering of the aliases is supposed to match the labels on the
board, hence it is board-specific, not SoC-specific.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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