linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: Document new common property: has-inaccessible-regs

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Message-ID: <CAL_JsqLEwE+2LNh+tQhqxz=-k_BUmpTZzqKjTVOttMOQMiw3vw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 07:13:11 -0600
From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] dt-bindings: Document new common property: has-inaccessible-regs

On Sat, Nov 29, 2025 at 8:22 AM Richard Weinberger <richard@....at> wrote:
>
> This property is used to denote that a certain register map contains
> registers that are inaccessible under conditions only a device driver
> can know.
> The purpose of this property is to disable register access through debug
> facilities outside of the device driver.
>
> Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/common-properties.txt        | 12 ++++++++++++

This seems to be dead, but just so you are aware, new properties must
be in a schema. Something like this would probably go in dtschema, not
the kernel. (And this file needs to be removed)

Rob