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To:     Tim Harvey <tharvey@gateworks.com>
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On 08/04/2022 17:52, Tim Harvey wrote:
>>> +     pps {
>>> +             compatible = "pps-gpio";
>>> +             pinctrl-names = "default";
>>> +             pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_pps>;
>>> +             gpios = <&gpio1 12 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>;
>>> +             status = "okay";
>>
>> No need for status.
> 
> ok. What is the best way to know if a binding uses status or not?
> 
> Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/fsl,fec.yaml for example does
> not mention it uses status, yet it does.

status is not part of binding at all. All nodes have by default
status=okay, just the DTSI disables many of them. Therefore you need to
add status=okay only to these which are explicitly disabled.

Best regards,
Krzysztof