2021-09-10 14:27:45

by Tom Rini

Subject: [PATCH] docs: dt: submitting-patches: Add note about other project usage

In an attempt to make it more broadly known that other projects are
equal consumers / users of the device tree bindings, add a note to
submitting patches to say that extra care and consideration may need to
be taken when updating existing bindings.

Cc: Rob Herring <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <[email protected]>
---
Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
index 8087780f1685..36a17b250ccc 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ I. For patch submitters
string that is matched by the driver (as in the "nvidia,tegra20-pcie"
example above).

+ 9) 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.

II. For kernel maintainers
==========================
--
2.17.1

2021-09-21 18:01:53

by Rob Herring

Subject: Re: [PATCH] docs: dt: submitting-patches: Add note about other project usage

On Fri, 10 Sep 2021 10:24:19 -0400, Tom Rini wrote:
> In an attempt to make it more broadly known that other projects are
> equal consumers / users of the device tree bindings, add a note to
> submitting patches to say that extra care and consideration may need to
> be taken when updating existing bindings.
>
> Cc: Rob Herring <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <[email protected]>
> ---
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst | 3 +++
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
>

Applied, thanks!