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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst index f3e23e69a638..46d0b036c97e 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst @@ -21,8 +21,16 @@ I. For patch submitters "<binding dir>: dt-bindings: ..." The 80 characters of the subject are precious. It is recommended to not - use "Documentation" or "doc" because that is implied. All bindings are - docs. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided. + use "Documentation", "doc" or "YAML" because that is implied. All + bindings are docs and all new bindings are supposed to be in Devicetree + schema format. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided, so for + a new device it is often enough for example:: + + "dt-bindings: iio: adc: Add ROHM BD79100G" + + Conversion of other formats to DT schema:: + + "dt-bindings: iio: adc: adi,ad7476: Convert to DT schema" 2) DT binding files are written in DT schema format using json-schema vocabulary and YAML file format. The DT binding files must pass validation |