There is already a real partitions.yaml file, nothing in this text file is actually needed so drop it. Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt | 33 ------------------- 1 file changed, 33 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt deleted file mode 100644 index ead90e8274d6..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partition.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,33 +0,0 @@ -Flash partitions in device tree -=============================== - -Flash devices can be partitioned into one or more functional ranges (e.g. "boot -code", "nvram", "kernel"). - -Different devices may be partitioned in a different ways. Some may use a fixed -flash layout set at production time. Some may use on-flash table that describes -the geometry and naming/purpose of each functional region. It is also possible -to see these methods mixed. - -To assist system software in locating partitions, we allow describing which -method is used for a given flash device. To describe the method there should be -a subnode of the flash device that is named 'partitions'. It must have a -'compatible' property, which is used to identify the method to use. - -When a single partition is represented with a DT node (it depends on a used -format) it may also be described using above rules ('compatible' and optionally -some extra properties / subnodes). It allows describing more complex, -hierarchical (multi-level) layouts and should be used if there is some -significant relation between partitions or some partition internally uses -another partitioning method. - -Available bindings are listed in the "partitions" subdirectory. - - -Deprecated: partitions defined in flash node -============================================ - -For backwards compatibility partitions as direct subnodes of the flash device are -supported. This use is discouraged. -NOTE: also for backwards compatibility, direct subnodes that have a compatible -string are not considered partitions, as they may be used for other bindings. -- 2.34.1