linux-kernel - [PATCH] dt-bindings: Document optional "reserved-names" property

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Date:   Tue,  9 May 2017 10:18:47 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, mark.rutland@....com,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, david@...son.dropbear.id.au,
        devicetree-spec@...r.kernel.org, glikely@...retlab.ca,
        stewart@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH] dt-bindings: Document optional "reserved-names" property

Define an optional string property: "reserved-names" which can be used
by the client program to tag/identify reserved memory regions.

Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
index 3da0ebdba8d9..bd3c9485f637 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/reserved-memory/reserved-memory.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ reusable (optional) - empty property
       system can use that region to store volatile or cached data that
       can be otherwise regenerated or migrated elsewhere.
 
+reserved-names (optional)
+    - Provides a named tag to the client program to help pretty print/identify
+      the reserved memory region.
+
 Linux implementation note:
 - If a "linux,cma-default" property is present, then Linux will use the
   region for the default pool of the contiguous memory allocator.
-- 
2.9.3