[PATCH] Add aliases node to 8641hpcn DTS file.

[Mark A. Greer]

On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 11:32:50AM -0600, Jon Loeliger wrote:

> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
> index abb26dc..b039f21 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/boot/dts/mpc8641_hpcn.dts
> @@ -16,6 +16,17 @@
>  	#address-cells = <1>;
>  	#size-cells = <1>;
>  
> +	aliases {
> +		ethernet0 = &enet0;
> +		ethernet1 = &enet1;
> +		ethernet2 = &enet2;
> +		ethernet3 = &enet3;
> +		serial0 = &serial0;
> +		serial1 = &serial1;
> +		pci0 = &pci0;
> +		pci1 = &pci1;
> +	};
> +
>  	cpus {
>  		#address-cells = <1>;
>  		#size-cells = <0>;
> @@ -107,7 +118,7 @@
>  			};
>  		};
>  
> -		ethernet at 24000 {
> +		enet0: ethernet at 24000 {
>  			#address-cells = <1>;
>  			#size-cells = <0>;
>  			device_type = "network";

This is probably a dumb question but I'll ask it anyway.

What's the point of 'aliases' when you already have labels?
E.g., why not just use enet0 instead of making an ethernet0 alias?

Mark