Re: [PATCH 3/3] dt-bindings: Fix errors in 'if' schemas

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Rob,

On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 4:55 PM Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 03, 2021 at 09:01:23AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 9:55 PM Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Properties in if/then schemas weren't getting checked by the meta-schemas.
> > > Enabling meta-schema checks finds several errors.
> > >
> > > The use of an 'items' schema (as opposed to the list form) is wrong in
> > > some cases as it applies to all entries. 'contains' is the correct schema
> > > to use in the case of multiple entries.
> >
> > > Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Thanks for your patch!
> >
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/renesas,usb2-phy.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/phy/renesas,usb2-phy.yaml
> > > @@ -81,9 +81,8 @@ properties:
> > >  if:
> > >    properties:
> > >      compatible:
> > > -      items:
> > > -        enum:
> > > -          - renesas,usb2-phy-r7s9210
> > > +      contains:
> > > +        const: renesas,usb2-phy-r7s9210
> >
> > Single entry, so "contains" not needed?
>
> No, you are misunderstanding how these work. 'contains' means at least
> one entry in an array passes with the subschema. In this case,
> 'renesas,usb2-phy-r7s9210' must appear somewhere in the 'compatible'
> values. (Before, it said *every* entry must be
> 'renesas,usb2-phy-r7s9210'.) As there is a fallback compatible, we need
> 'contains'.
>
> > > --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/renesas,pfc.yaml
> > > +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pinctrl/renesas,pfc.yaml
> > > @@ -76,11 +76,10 @@ required:
> > >  if:
> > >    properties:
> > >      compatible:
> > > -      items:
> > > -        enum:
> > > -          - renesas,pfc-r8a73a4
> > > -          - renesas,pfc-r8a7740
> > > -          - renesas,pfc-sh73a0
> > > +      enum:
> > > +        - renesas,pfc-r8a73a4
> > > +        - renesas,pfc-r8a7740
> > > +        - renesas,pfc-sh73a0
> >
> > Missing "contains"?
>
> No. In this case, 'compatible' is always a single entry, so no
> 'contains' needed (but would work). If compatible is one of these 3
> strings, then the 'if' is true.
>
> The original way would actually work in this case (i.e. is valid
> json-schema), but we require 'items' to have a size (maxItems/minItems)
> in our meta-schema.

Thanks for the explanation!
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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