Document preferred coding style for Devicetree sources (DTS and DTSI),
to bring consistency among all (sub)architectures and ease in reviews.
Cc: AngeloGioacchino Del Regno <angelogioacchino.delregno@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: Bjorn Andersson <andersson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Heiko Stuebner <heiko@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michal Simek <michal.simek@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Neil Armstrong <neil.armstrong@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nishanth Menon <nm@xxxxxx>
Cc: Olof Johansson <olof@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
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ABI
writing-bindings
+ writing-dts
writing-schema
submitting-patches
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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. _writingdts:
+
+===================================================
+Writing Devicetree Sources (DTS) - DTS Coding Style
+===================================================
+
+When writing Devicetree Sources (DTS) please observe below guidelines. They
+should be considered complementary to any rules expressed already in Devicetree
+Specification and dtc compiler (including W=1 and W=2 builds).
+
+Individual architectures and sub-architectures can add additional rules, making
+the style stricter.
+
+Naming and Valid Characters
+---------------------------
+
+1. Node and property names are allowed to use only:
+
+ * lowercase characters:: [a-z]
+ * digits:: [0-9]
+ * dash:: -
+
+2. Labels are allowed to use only:
+
+ * lowercase characters:: [a-z]
+ * digits:: [0-9]
+ * underscore:: _
+
+3. Unit addresses should use lowercase hex, without leading zeros (padding).
+
+4. Hex values in properties, e.g. "reg", should use lowercase hex. Any address
+ part can be padded with leading zeros.
+
+Example::
+
+ gpi_dma2: dma-controller@800000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,sm8550-gpi-dma", "qcom,sm6350-gpi-dma";
+ reg = <0x0 0x00800000 0x0 0x60000>;
+ }
+
+Order of Nodes
+--------------
+
+1. Nodes within any bus, thus using unit addresses for children, shall be
+ ordered incrementally by unit address.
+
+2. Nodes without unit addresses should be ordered alpha-numerically.
+
+3. When extending nodes in board DTS via &label, the entries should be ordered
+ alpha-numerically.
+
+Example::
+
+ // SoC DTSI
+
+ \ {
+ cpus {
+ // ...
+ };
+
+ psci {
+ // ...
+ };
+
+ soc@ {
+ dma: dma-controller@10000 {
+ // ...
+ };
+
+ clk: clock-controller@80000 {
+ // ...
+ };
+ };
+ };
+
+ // Board DTS
+
+ &clk {
+ // ...
+ };
+
+ &dma {
+ // ...
+ };
+
+
+Order of Properties in Device Node
+----------------------------------
+
+Following order of properties in device nodes is preferred:
+
+1. compatible
+2. reg
+3. ranges
+4. All properties with values
+5. Boolean properties
+6. status (if applicable)
+7. Child nodes
+
+The "status" property is by default "okay", thus it can be omitted.
+
+Example::
+
+ // SoC DTSI
+
+ usb_1_hsphy: phy@88e3000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,sm8550-snps-eusb2-phy";
+ reg = <0x0 0x088e3000 0x0 0x154>;
+ #phy-cells = <0>;
+ resets = <&gcc GCC_QUSB2PHY_PRIM_BCR>;
+ status = "disabled";
+ };
+
+ // Board DTS
+
+ &usb_1_hsphy {
+ clocks = <&tcsr TCSR_USB2_CLKREF_EN>;
+ clock-names = "ref";
+ status = "okay";
+ };
+
+
+Indentation
+-----------
+
+1. Use indentation according to :ref:`codingstyle`.
+2. For arrays spanning across lines, preferred is to align the continued
+ entries with opening < from first line.
+
+Example::
+
+ thermal-sensor@c271000 {
+ compatible = "qcom,sm8550-tsens", "qcom,tsens-v2";
+ reg = <0x0 0x0c271000 0x0 0x1000>,
+ <0x0 0x0c222000 0x0 0x1000>;
+ };
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