linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] docs: dt: writing-bindings: Document discouraged instance IDs

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Message-ID: <175252817175.3191046.3650617245959733728.robh@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:22:52 -0500
From: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc: devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] docs: dt: writing-bindings: Document discouraged
 instance IDs


On Sun, 13 Jul 2025 14:46:38 +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Document established Devicetree bindings maintainers review practice:
> instance indexes, either as properties or as custom new OF alias, are
> not accepted.  Recommended way is to use, depending on the
> situation/hardware: different compatible, cell arguments or syscon
> phandle arguments.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
> 
> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
> 1. New patch
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-bindings.rst | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 

Applied, thanks!