Update the DT submitting-patches.txt with additional requirements for DT
binding schemas. New binding documents should generally use the schema
format and have an explicit license.
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../bindings/submitting-patches.txt | 21 ++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
index de0d6090c0fd..98bee6240b65 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
@@ -15,17 +15,28 @@ I. For patch submitters
use "Documentation" or "doc" because that is implied. All bindings are
docs. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided.
- 2) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at
+ 2) DT binding files are written in DT schema format using json-schema
+ vocabulary and YAML file format. The DT binding files must pass validation
+ by running:
+
+ make dt_binding_check
+
+ See ../writing-schema.rst for more details about schema and tools setup.
+
+ 3) DT binding files should be dual licensed. The preferred license tag is
+ (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause).
+
+ 4) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at
devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
and Cc: the DT maintainers. Use scripts/get_maintainer.pl to identify
all of the DT maintainers.
- 3) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should come in the series before
+ 5) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should come in the series before
the code implementing the binding.
- 4) Any compatible strings used in a chip or board DTS file must be
+ 6) Any compatible strings used in a chip or board DTS file must be
previously documented in the corresponding DT binding text file
in Documentation/devicetree/bindings. This rule applies even if
the Linux device driver does not yet match on the compatible
@@ -33,7 +44,7 @@ I. For patch submitters
followed as of commit bff5da4335256513497cc8c79f9a9d1665e09864
("checkpatch: add DT compatible string documentation checks"). ]
- 5) The wildcard "<chip>" may be used in compatible strings, as in
+ 7) The wildcard "<chip>" may be used in compatible strings, as in
the following example:
- compatible: Must contain '"nvidia,<chip>-pcie",
@@ -42,7 +53,7 @@ I. For patch submitters
As in the above example, the known values of "<chip>" should be
documented if it is used.
- 6) If a documented compatible string is not yet matched by the
+ 8) If a documented compatible string is not yet matched by the
driver, the documentation should also include a compatible
string that is matched by the driver (as in the "nvidia,tegra20-pcie"
example above).
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2.20.1
