Re: [PATCH v11 03/13] dt-bindings: Convert gpio-mmio to yaml

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 14/03/2023 19:50, Sean Anderson wrote:
> On 3/14/23 14:32, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 14/03/2023 19:09, Sean Anderson wrote:
>>> On 3/14/23 13:56, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>> On 13/03/2023 17:11, Sean Anderson wrote:
>>>> +  reg-names:
>>>>> +    minItems: 1
>>>>> +    maxItems: 5
>>>>> +    items:
>>>>> +      enum:
>>>>
>>>> Why this is in any order? Other bindings were here specific, your 'reg'
>>>> is also specific/fixed.
>>>
>>> Some devicetrees have dirout first, and other have dat first. There is no
>>> mandatory order, and some registers can be included or left out as is
>>> convenient to the devicetree author.
>>>
>>> reg is not specific/fixed either. It is just done that way for
>>> convenience (and to match the names here).
>>
>> The items have order and usually we require strict order from DTS,
>> unless there is a reason. If there is no reason, use fixed order and
>> then fix the DTS.
> 
> The items do not have order. That is the whole point of having a
> separate names property. The DTs are not "broken" for taking advantage
> of a longstanding feature. There is no advantage to rewriting them to
> use a fixed order, especially when there is no precedent. This is just
> an area where json schema cannot completely validate devicetrees.

I don't understand "there is no precedent". There is - we rewrite
hundreds of DTS. Just look at mine and other people commits. The
reg-names are helper and entries were always expected to be ordered. On
the other hand if different devices use different order, then it cannot
be changed obviously (as the order is fixed).

Best regards,
Krzysztof