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[3/3] docs: dt: writing-schema: document expectations on example DTS

Message ID 20240212150524.81819-3-krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org
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Series [1/3] docs: dt: writing-schema: clarify that schema should describe hardware | expand

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Krzysztof Kozlowski Feb. 12, 2024, 3:05 p.m. UTC
Devicetree binding maintainers expect the example DTS in a binding to
show the usage of only this one particular binding, without unrelated
device nodes.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
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 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst | 6 ++++--
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

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Rob Herring (Arm) Feb. 13, 2024, 4:23 p.m. UTC | #1
On Mon, 12 Feb 2024 16:05:24 +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Devicetree binding maintainers expect the example DTS in a binding to
> show the usage of only this one particular binding, without unrelated
> device nodes.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst | 6 ++++--
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 

Applied, thanks!
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst
index a35859f3be00..7e71cdd1d6de 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst
@@ -92,8 +92,10 @@  additionalProperties / unevaluatedProperties
       'unevaluatedProperties: false'.  Typically bus or common-part schemas.
 
 examples
-  Optional. A list of one or more DTS hunks implementing the
-  binding. Note: YAML doesn't allow leading tabs, so spaces must be used instead.
+  Optional. A list of one or more DTS hunks implementing this binding only.
+  Example should not contain unrelated device nodes, e.g. consumer nodes in a
+  provider binding, other nodes referenced by phandle.
+  Note: YAML doesn't allow leading tabs, so spaces must be used instead.
 
 Unless noted otherwise, all properties are required.