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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt index de0d6090c0fd..98bee6240b65 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt @@ -15,17 +15,28 @@ I. For patch submitters use "Documentation" or "doc" because that is implied. All bindings are docs. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided. - 2) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at + 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 + by running: + + make dt_binding_check + + See ../writing-schema.rst for more details about schema and tools setup. + + 3) DT binding files should be dual licensed. The preferred license tag is + (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause). + + 4) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at devicetree@vger.kernel.org and Cc: the DT maintainers. Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl to identify all of the DT maintainers. - 3) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should come in the series before + 5) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should come in the series before the code implementing the binding. - 4) Any compatible strings used in a chip or board DTS file must be + 6) Any compatible strings used in a chip or board DTS file must be previously documented in the corresponding DT binding text file in Documentation/devicetree/bindings. This rule applies even if the Linux device driver does not yet match on the compatible @@ -33,7 +44,7 @@ I. For patch submitters followed as of commit bff5da4335256513497cc8c79f9a9d1665e09864 ("checkpatch: add DT compatible string documentation checks"). ] - 5) The wildcard "<chip>" may be used in compatible strings, as in + 7) The wildcard "<chip>" may be used in compatible strings, as in the following example: - compatible: Must contain '"nvidia,<chip>-pcie", @@ -42,7 +53,7 @@ I. For patch submitters As in the above example, the known values of "<chip>" should be documented if it is used. - 6) If a documented compatible string is not yet matched by the + 8) If a documented compatible string is not yet matched by the driver, the documentation should also include a compatible string that is matched by the driver (as in the "nvidia,tegra20-pcie" example above). |