Hi Rob, On Sun, 2017-10-01 at 17:00 -0500, Rob Herring wrote: > On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Pantelis Antoniou > <pantelis.antoniou@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello again, > > > > Significant progress has been made on yamldt and is now capable of > > not only generating yaml from DTS source but also compiling DTS sources > > and being almost fully compatible with DTC. > > Can you quantify "almost"? > > > Compiling the kernel's DTBs using yamldt is as simple as using a > > DTC=yamldt. > > Good. > > > > > Error reporting is accurate and validation against a YAML based schema > > works as well. In a short while I will begin posting patches with > > fixes on bindings and DTS files in the kernel. > > What I would like to see is the schema format posted for review. > I'm including the skeleton.yaml binding which is the template for the bindings and a board-example.yaml binding for a top level binding. > I would also like to see the bindings for top-level compatible strings > (aka boards) as an example. That's something that's simple enough that > I'd think we could agree on a format and start moving towards defining > board bindings that way. > Note there is some line wrapping I'm including a link to the github repo of the files: The skeleton.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pantoniou/yamldt/master/validate/bindings/skeleton.yaml %YAML 1.1 --- # The name of the binding is first # The anchor is put there for use by others skeleton: &skeleton version: 1 id: skel-device title: > Skeleton Device maintainer: name: Skeleton Person <skel@xxxxxxxxxx> description: > The Skeleton Device binding represents the SK11 device produced by the Skeleton Corporation. The binding can also support compatible clones made by second source vendors. # The class is an optional property that declares this # binding as part of a larger set # Multiple definitions are possible class: [ device, spi-device ] # This binding inherits property characteristics from the generic # spi-slave binding # Note that the notation is standard yaml reference inherits: *spi-slave # virtual bindings do not generate checkers virtual: true # each property is defined by each name properties: # The compatible property is a reserved name. The type is always "string" # and should not be repeated device binding. compatible: category: required # required property type: strseq # is a sequence of strings description: > FX11 is a clone of the original SK11 device # v is always the name of the value of the property # np is passed to the checker and is the current # node pointer. We can access properties and call # methods that operate on them. # There can be multiple constraints, just put them # into a sequence. # Note that the BASE("skel,sk11") form from the previous # binding will have to be reworked. constraint: | anystreq(v, "skel,sk11") || anystreq(v, "faux,fx11") # The reg property is a reserved name. The type is always "int" and # should not be repeated in a device binding. Constraints are defined # only in the context of the parent node's address, size, and ranges # cells. The description is inherited from the spi-slave binding. # Note that if inheriting from a base binding this declaration may # be omitted. reg: category: required # required property type: intseq # is a sequence of integers # spi-max-frequency needs the device-specific constraint to be supplied spi-max-frequency: # this constraint is dependent on the compatible property # property containing "skel,sk11" constraint: | v <= anystreq(get_strseq(np, "compatible"), "skel,sk11") ? 10000000 : 1000000 # This property overrides the generic binding description with # a device specific description in order to mention the chip's # h/w cfg strapping pins. spi-cs-high: description: > Set if skeleton device configuration pins are set for chip select polarity high # Device specific properties don't inherit characteristic from a generic # binding so category, type, constraint, and description must be specified # if needed. skel,deprecated1: # note that the category may be declare more than one option category: [ deprecated, optional ] type: int constraint: | v >= 100000 && v <= 200000 description: > First of two deprecated properties. # There are no constraints for properties of empty type skel,deprecated2: category: deprecated type: empty description: > Second of two deprecated properties. # This example could be auto-generated rather than explicitly included # in the yaml source. # Note that the YAML example must be validated against this binding # to be an accepted entry example: dts: | sk11@0 { compatible = "skel,sk11"; reg = <0>; spi-max-frequency = <1000000>; spi-cs-high; }; yaml: | sk11@0: compatible: "skel,sk11" reg: 0 sip-max-frequency: 1000000 spi-cs-high: true --- ... And board-example.yaml https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pantoniou/yamldt/master/validate/bindings/board-example.yaml %YAML 1.1 --- board-example: &board-example version: 1 title: A board example using compatible and model properties maintainer: name: Skeleton Person <skel@xxxxxxxxxx> class: board # this binding is selected when the compatible property constraint matches selected: "compatible" description: > A board binding example. Matches on a top-level compatible string and model. properties: compatible: category: required type: strseq description: | Compatible strings for the board example. The depth of the node must be zero, i.e. root. constraint: | get_depth(np) == 0 && ( anystreq(v, "example,evm") || anystreq(v, "example,evm2") || anystreq(v, "example,base")) model: category: required type: str description: models that this board family supports constraint: | streq(v, "Example EVM") || streq(v, "Example EVM2") example: dts: | / { compatible = "example,evm", "example,base"; model = "Example EVM"; }; yaml: | compatible: [ "example,evm", "example,base" ] ; model: "Example EVM"; As you see it's almost identical to what you've originally posted. > Rob -- 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