linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/10] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: Drop partitions.yaml

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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:57:54 -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>, 
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/10] dt-bindings: mtd: partitions: Drop partitions.yaml

On Fri, Jan 9, 2026 at 3:34 AM Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 11:53:15AM -0600, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> >  patternProperties:
> >    "^partitions(-boot[12]|-gp[14])?$":
> > -    $ref: /schemas/mtd/partitions/partitions.yaml
> > +    type: object
> > +    additionalProperties: true
> >
> > -    patternProperties:
> > -      "^partition@[0-9a-f]+$":
> > -        $ref: /schemas/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml
> > -
> > -        properties:
> > -          reg:
> > -            description: Must be multiple of 512 as it's converted
> > -              internally from bytes to SECTOR_SIZE (512 bytes)
> > -
> > -        required:
> > -          - reg
> > -
> > -        unevaluatedProperties: false
> > +    properties:
> > +      compatible:
> > +        contains:
> > +          const: fixed-partitions
> >
> >  required:
> >    - compatible
> > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > index bbb56216a4e2..e56dba83f00a 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> > @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ properties:
> >      deprecated: true
> >
> >    partitions:
> > -    $ref: /schemas/mtd/partitions/partitions.yaml
> > +    type: object
>
> I think you need explicit, since we require it for incomplete nodes:
>
> additionalProperties: true

I put what the tools required me to put. :) We only require it when
properties get defined because that's the case we don't know if the
schema is *all* properties or not.

Rob