Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 9:25 AM Bolivar, Marti
> <Marti.Bolivar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> 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>
>> ---
>> source/chapter2-devicetree-basics.rst | 6 +++---
>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> I can't get this to apply. I'm not really sure what the issue is, but
> can you resend without base64 encoding or send a GH PR.
Sorry about that. I used git send-email, but I have to jump through some
hoops to get through the corp email servers and I'm guessing there's an
issue somewhere along the way.
I sent a PR:
https://github.com/devicetree-org/devicetree-specification/pull/44
Thanks for leaving that door open.
Martí
>
>>
>> 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:
>>
>> --
>> 2.31.1
