New bindings in TXT format are not accepted and DT schema format expects
all compatibles to be explicitly defined, thus guidance about "wildcard
<chip>" is not correct anymore. Drop that paragraph and update one more
place which still mentions TXT files.
Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst | 18 ++++--------------
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
index 36a17b250ccc..b460ebffee42 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -42,28 +42,18 @@ I. For patch submitters
the code implementing the binding.
6) Any compatible strings used in a chip or board DTS file must be
- previously documented in the corresponding DT binding text file
+ previously documented in the corresponding DT binding file
in Documentation/devicetree/bindings. This rule applies even if
the Linux device driver does not yet match on the compatible
string. [ checkpatch will emit warnings if this step is not
followed as of commit bff5da4335256513497cc8c79f9a9d1665e09864
("checkpatch: add DT compatible string documentation checks"). ]
- 7) The wildcard "<chip>" may be used in compatible strings, as in
- the following example:
-
- - compatible: Must contain '"nvidia,<chip>-pcie",
- "nvidia,tegra20-pcie"' where <chip> is tegra30, tegra132, ...
-
- As in the above example, the known values of "<chip>" should be
- documented if it is used.
-
- 8) If a documented compatible string is not yet matched by the
+ 7) 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).
+ string that is matched by the driver.
- 9) Bindings are actively used by multiple projects other than the Linux
+ 8) Bindings are actively used by multiple projects other than the Linux
Kernel, extra care and consideration may need to be taken when making changes
to existing bindings.
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2.34.1
