On Mon, Feb 8, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A common review comment is to add units to DT property names. The naming > convention is inconsistent unfortunately although there are clear > majorities in use already. This makes it hard to remember the exact name > preferred, so I'm documenting this to provide an easy point of > reference. > > Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@xxxxxxx> > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx> > Cc: Ian Campbell <ijc+devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > --- > .../devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt > > diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..f8231ed > --- /dev/null > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/property-units.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ > +Standard Unit Suffixes for Property names > + > +Properties which have a unit of measure are recommended to have a unit > +suffix appended to the property name. The list below contains the > +recommended suffixes. Other variations exist in bindings, but should not > +be used in new bindings or added here. The inconsistency in the unit > +prefixes is due to selecting the most commonly used variants. > + > +It is also recommended to use the units listed here and not add additional > +unit prefixes. > + > +Time/Frequency > +---------------------------------------- > +-mhz : megahertz > +-hz : Hertz (preferred) > +-sec : seconds > +-ms : milliseconds > +-us : microseconds > +-ns : nanoseconds Adding one more here: Distance ---------------------------------- -mm : millimeters > + > +Electricity > +---------------------------------------- > +-microamp : micro amps > +-ohms : Ohms > +-micro-ohms : micro Ohms > +-microvolt : micro volts > + > +Temperature > +---------------------------------------- > +-celsius : Degrees Celsius > +-millicelsius : Degreee milli-Celsius > + > +Pressure > +---------------------------------------- > +-kpascal : kiloPascal > -- > 2.5.0 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
