Commit 05a34819e5 ("Add more restrictions on compatible strings")
started to add recommendations on the contents of compatible strings.
Add an additional recommendation that compatibles should start with a
letter. In particular, this matches what dt-schema is doing.
Signed-off-by: Martí Bolívar <marti.bolivar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst | 6 +++---
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst b/source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst
index fa39625..40be221 100644
--- a/source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst
+++ b/source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst
@@ -484,9 +484,9 @@ Description:
(such as a stock ticker symbol), and ``model`` specifies the model
number.
- The compatible string should consist only of lowercase letters, digits
- and dashes. A single comma is typically only used following a vendor
- prefix. Underscores should not be used.
+ The compatible string should consist only of lowercase letters, digits and
+ dashes, and should start with a letter. A single comma is typically only
+ used following a vendor prefix. Underscores should not be used.
Example:
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2.31.1
