linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/2] docs: dt: writing-bindings: describe typical cases

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Message-Id: <20220403081849.8051-1-krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
Date:   Sun,  3 Apr 2022 10:18:48 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] docs: dt: writing-bindings: describe typical cases

Add a chapter for caveats or typical mistakes.  Source: Rob Herring's
(Devicetree bindings maintainer) comments on LKML.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
---
 .../devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst  | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst
index 18d9e0689d49..5465eced2af1 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,31 @@ Properties
 - DO define properties in terms of constraints. How many entries? What are
   possible values? What is the order?
 
+Typical cases and caveats
+=========================
+
+- Phandle entries, like clocks/dmas/interrupts/resets, should always be
+  explicitly ordered. Include the {clock,dma,interrupt,reset}-names if there is
+  more than one phandle. When used, both of these fields need the same
+  constraints (e.g.  list of items).
+
+- For names used in {clock,dma,interrupt,reset}-names, do not add any suffix,
+  e.g.: "tx" instead of "txirq" (for interrupt).
+
+- Properties without schema types (e.g. without standard suffix or not defined
+  by schema) need the type, even if this is an enum.
+
+- If schema includes other schema (e.g. /schemas/i2c/i2c-controller.yaml) use
+  "unevaluatedProperties:false". In other cases, usually use
+  "additionalProperties:false".
+
+- For sub-blocks/components of bigger device (e.g. SoC blocks) use rather
+  device-based compatible (e.g. SoC-based compatible), instead of custom
+  versioning of that component.
+  For example use "vendor,soc1234-i2c" instead of "vendor,i2c-v2".
+
+- "syscon" is not a generic property. Use vendor and type, e.g.
+  "vendor,power-manager-syscon".
 
 Board/SoC .dts Files
 ====================
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2.32.0