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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/index.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/index.rst index 6b87875a049c..3837b17c234f 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/index.rst @@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ Device Tree ABI submitting-patches + writing-bindings diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst index ca024b9c7433..45ff426d0019 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +============================================================ DOs and DON'Ts for designing and writing Devicetree bindings +============================================================ This is a list of common review feedback items focused on binding design. With every rule, there are exceptions and bindings have many gray areas. @@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst Overall design +============== - DO attempt to make bindings complete even if a driver doesn't support some features. For example, if a device has an interrupt, then include the @@ -32,6 +37,7 @@ Overall design Properties +========== - DO make 'compatible' properties specific. DON'T use wildcards in compatible strings. DO use fallback compatibles when devices are the same as or a subset @@ -53,6 +59,7 @@ Properties Board/SoC .dts Files +==================== - DO put all MMIO devices under a bus node and not at the top-level. |