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authorRob Herring <robh@kernel.org>2018-06-05 16:37:47 -0600
committerRob Herring <robh@kernel.org>2018-06-05 16:37:47 -0600
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parent522811e944ed9b36806faa019faec10f9d259cca (diff)
dt-bindings: submitting-patches: add guidance on patch content and subject
Clarify that binding patches should also include include/dt-bindings/* as part of them. The binding doc defines the ABI and the includes are part of that. Add some details on the preferred subject prefix and contents. Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
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diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
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--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ I. For patch submitters
0) Normal patch submission rules from Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
applies.
- 1) The Documentation/ portion of the patch should be a separate patch.
+ 1) The Documentation/ and include/dt-bindings/ portion of the patch should
+ be a separate patch. The preferred subject prefix for binding patches is:
+
+ "dt-bindings: <binding dir>: ..."
+
+ The 80 characters of the subject are precious. It is recommended to not
+ use "Documentation" or "doc" because that is implied. All bindings are
+ docs. Repeating "binding" again should also be avoided.
2) Submit the entire series to the devicetree mailinglist at