Re: [PATCH v3] docs: dt-bindings: add DTS Coding Style document

[Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>]

On 27/11/2023 15:19, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/dts-coding-style.rst
> 
>> +       /* SoC DTSI */
>> +
>> +       / {
>> +               cpus {
>> +                       /* ... */
>> +               };
>> +
>> +               psci {
>> +                       /* ... */
>> +               };
>> +
>> +               soc@ {
> 
> "soc@" is invalid, that should be "soc".

soc@0 is valid.

> 
> As the "soc" node is special, you may want to elaborate:
> 
>                 compatible = "simple-bus";
>                 #address-cells = <1>;
>                 #size-cells = <1>;
>                 ranges;

but then we go to missing address/size cells in root node. Your comment
is in general correct, but what you propose here is not a coding style,
but DTS correctness and I only wanted to show the order of nodes. dtc
already enforces the proper unit addresses, ranges and cells.

> 
>> +                       dma: dma-controller@10000 {
>> +                               /* ... */
>> +                       };
>> +
>> +                       clk: clock-controller@80000 {
>> +                               /* ... */
>> +                       };
>> +               };
>> +       };
>> +
>> +       /* Board DTS - alphabetical order */
>> +
>> +       &clk {
>> +               /* ... */
>> +       };
>> +
>> +       &dma {
>> +               /* ... */
>> +       };
>> +
>> +       /* Board DTS - alternative order, keep as DTSI */
>> +
>> +       &dma {
>> +               /* ... */
>> +       };
>> +
>> +       &clk {
>> +               /* ... */
>> +       };
> 
> IMO that alternative order is hard to review: you need to have multiple
> files open.  It will also make validation hard, as you can only validate
> the end result, not individual files.

Rob commented on this - tools (will) solve the issue. :)

> 
> Anyway, this is already quite usable so
> Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
> 

Best regards,
Krzysztof