[PATCH v2 0/4] Patches to allow consistent mmc / mmcblk numbering w/ device tree

[Russell King - ARM Linux]

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 10:32:15AM -0700, Douglas Anderson wrote:
> This series picks patches from various different places to produce what
> I consider the best solution to getting consistent mmc and mmcblk
> ordering.
> 
> Why consistent ordering and why not just use UUIDs?  IMHO consistent
> ordering solves a few different problems:

NAK.  Really.  Use UUIDs, that's the proper solution here.

Exactly the same issue arises if you have more than one ATA or SCSI
adapter in your PC - things can be probed out of order and end up
in different /dev/sd* slots.

-- 
RMK's Patch system: http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/developer/patches/
FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line: currently at 9.6Mbps down 400kbps up
according to speedtest.net.