[PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: mtd: spi-nor: document new flag

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Document the new flag "no-unlock".

Signed-off-by: Michael Walle <michael@xxxxxxxx>
---
Does the property need a prefix? I couldn't find any hint. If so, what
should it be? "m25p," or "spi-nor," ?

 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/jedec,spi-nor.txt | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/jedec,spi-nor.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/jedec,spi-nor.txt
index f03be904d3c2..2d305c893ed7 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/jedec,spi-nor.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/jedec,spi-nor.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ Optional properties:
 		   cannot reboot properly if the flash is left in the "wrong"
 		   state. This boolean flag can be used on such systems, to
 		   denote the absence of a reliable reset mechanism.
+- no-unlock : By default, linux unlocks the whole flash because there
+		   are legacy flash devices which are locked by default
+		   after reset. Set this flag if you don't want linux to
+		   unlock the whole flash automatically. In this case you
+		   can control the non-volatile bits by the
+		   flash_lock/flash_unlock tools.
 
 Example:
 
-- 
2.20.1


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