Re: [PATCH v2 01/13] dt-bindings: gpio: add common schema for GPIO controllers

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Hi Krzysztof,

On Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 09:52:57AM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Sep 2020 at 22:10, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 06:52:49PM +0200, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> > > Convert parts of gpio.txt bindings into common dtschema file for GPIO
> > > controllers.
> >
> > How about deleting the part that has been converted from gpio.txt ?
> 
> I did not move everything from the gpio.txt and it is really nicely
> explained there. I think to leave it as it works as a overview/guide
> better than YAML.

I'm just a bit worried that duplicating some of the information in two
places will lead to them becoming out of sync, but maybe the risk isn't
that high.

> > > The schema enforces proper naming of GPIO controller nodes and GPIO
> > > hogs.
> > >
> > > The schema should be included by specific GPIO controllers bindings.
> >
> > Instead of including it manually, could we use a conditional select: to
> > apply the schema automatically when a gpio-controller property is
> > present ?
> 
> You mean the same way as generic schema for GPIO controllers work?
> This could be done but the point is to enforce the GPIO controller
> bindings in GPIO controllers, so also in cases when someone forgets to
> add "gpio-controller" property. Although, if given GPIO controller
> schema requires "gpio-controller" then indeed select would work...

You could just make gpio-controller mandatory in the schema, and get
everything else automatically selected based on that, without needing a
manual $ref.

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart



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