linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/6] dt-bindings: mfd: google,cros-ec: explicitly allow additional properties

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Date:   Tue, 13 Oct 2020 12:53:10 -0500
From:   Dan Murphy <dmurphy@...com>
To:     Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@...wei.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        linux-leds <linux-leds@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Benson Leung <bleung@...omium.org>,
        Enric Balletbo i Serra <enric.balletbo@...labora.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <groeck@...omium.org>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        linux-spi <linux-spi@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lubomir Rintel <lkundrak@...sk>,
        devicetree <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/6] dt-bindings: mfd: google,cros-ec: explicitly allow
 additional properties

Zhen

On 10/13/20 11:08 AM, Zhen Lei wrote:
> There are so many properties have not been described in this yaml file,
> and a lot of errors will be reported. Especially, some yaml files such as
> google,cros-ec-typec.yaml, extcon-usbc-cros-ec.yaml can not pass the
> self-check, because of the examples. So temporarily allow additional
> properties to keep the comprehensive dt_binding_check result clean.

My preference is to fix the binding to pass the checks and not just work 
around the issues. Working around the issues may mean the issues never 
get fixed.

Dan