linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 07/10] dt-bindings: mtd: Ensure partition node properties are documented

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Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 18:25:32 -0600
From: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@...tlin.com>, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>, 
	Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@...com>, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>, Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, 
	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>, Kamal Dasu <kdasu.kdev@...il.com>, 
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	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, Roger Quadros <rogerq@...nel.org>, Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>, 
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, 
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 07/10] dt-bindings: mtd: Ensure partition node properties
 are documented

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 11:53:16AM -0600, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> > Partition nodes without a compatible have no restrictions on additional
> > properties. Fix this by ensuring 'unevaluatedProperties' is set when
> > there's no compatible property. If there is a compatible property, then
> > there should be a specific schema for it which will enforce
> > 'unevaluatedProperties'.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml               |  8 ++------
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml |  2 +-
> >  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml        | 12 ++++++++++++
> >  .../mtd/partitions/tplink,safeloader-partitions.yaml         |  2 +-
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/u-boot.yaml |  2 +-
> >  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/ti,gpmc-onenand.yaml   |  2 +-
> >  6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > index e56dba83f00a..5a2d06c96c0d 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > @@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ properties:
> >        - compatible
> >
> >  patternProperties:
> > -  "@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > -    $ref: partitions/partition.yaml
> > -    deprecated: true
> > -
> > -  "^partition@[0-9a-f]+":
> > -    $ref: partitions/partition.yaml
> > +  "(^partition)?@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > +    $ref: /schemas/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml#/$defs/partition-node
> >      deprecated: true
>
> This makes partition@ deprecated. Looks unintended or needds commit msg
> explanation.

No, the only change here is I combined the entries. "partition@" is
deprecated when not under "partitions" node.

Rob