On 05/12/2023 08:13, Sumit Garg wrote: >>> @DT bindings maintainers, >>> >>> Given the ease of maintenance of DT bindings within Linux kernel >>> source tree, I don't have a specific objection there. But can we ease >>> DTS testing for firmware/bootloader projects by providing a versioned >>> release package for DT bindings? Or if someone else has a better idea >>> here please feel free to chime in. >> >> This doesn't work for you?: >> >> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/devicetree/devicetree-rebasing.git/ > > Thanks, this is certainly a good step which I wasn't aware of. Further > simplification can be done to decouple devicetree source files from DT > bindings.
Why? > AFAIK, DT bindings should be forwards and backwards > compatible. The same with DTS. > So if you pick up DTS or DTB from any project tree > (upstream kernel or stable kernel or u-boot) then DT schema validation > would ensure that corresponding DTS or DTB doesn't regress the DT > bindings. And why is this argument to decouple DTS from bindings? > > Ideally, it should be more user/CI friendly if DT bindings can be > easily installed alongside devicetree schema tools [1]. > > [1] https://github.com/devicetree-org/dt-schema Does it mean you will work on this? Best regards, Krzysztof
