Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] dt-bindings: mfd: twl: Add missing sub-nodes for TWL4030 & TWL603x

["Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@kernel.org>]

On Sat, 06 Sep 2025 16:59:03 +0200, Jihed Chaibi wrote:
> Update the main TI TWL-family binding to be self-contained and to fix
> pre-existing validation errors.
> 
> Following maintainer feedback, the simple power and PWM bindings are
> now defined directly within this file, and their legacy .txt files
> are removed.
> 
> To ensure future patches are bisectable, child nodes whose bindings
> are in other patches (audio, keypad, usb, etc.) are now defined using
> a flexible 'additionalProperties: true' pattern. This removes hard
> dependencies between the MFD and subsystem bindings.
> 
> The complete dtbs_check for this binding is clean except for two
> warnings originating from pre-existing bugs in the OMAP DTS files,
> for which fixes have already been submitted separately [1][2].
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jihed Chaibi <jihed.chaibi.dev@gmail.com>
> 
> ---
> Changes in v6:
>   - Refactored the ti,twl4030-power compatible schema to be much stricter,
>     removing obsolete board-specific compatibles (-n900, -beagleboard-xm),
>     that were added in v5. The schema now only permits specific, valid
>     fallback combinations. This change is supported by subsequent patches
>     in the same series (2/3) & (3/3), which update the affected DTS files.
>   - Enforced the presence of the compatible property on all relevant
>     sub-nodes by adding 'required: - compatible', closing a key validation
>     loophole.
>   - Applied various formatting cleanups for readability and correctness.
> 
> Changes in v5:
>   - Restructured the entire binding to define properties at the top
>     level instead of if/then blocks, per maintainer feedback.
>   - Added specific compatible enums for new child nodes instead of a
>     generic 'compatible: true'.
>   - Set 'unevaluatedProperties: false' for 'pwm' and 'pwmled' nodes to
>     enforce strict validation.
>   - Expanded 'power' node compatible enum to include all board-specific
>     compatible strings (used in existing device trees, e.g. OMAP3-based
>     boards) for more complete coverage.
>   - Corrected the schema for the 'power' node compatible to properly
>     handle single and fallback entries.
> 
> Changes in v4:
>   - Reworked binding to be independent and bisectable per maintainer
>     feedback by using 'additionalProperties: true' for child nodes.
>   - Added board-specific compatibles to the 'power' node enum.
>   - Added definitions for 'clocks' and 'clock-names' properties.
>   - Renamed 'twl6030-usb' child node to 'usb-comparator' to match
>     existing Device Tree usage (twl6030.dtsi).
>   - Fixed some spelling/grammar erros in the description.
> 
> Changes in v3:
>   - New patch to consolidate simple bindings (power, pwm) and add
>     definitions for all child nodes to fix dtbs_check validation
>     errors found in v2.
> 
> Changes in v2:
>   - This patch is split from larger series [3] per maintainer feedback.
>   - Added missing sub-node definitions, resolving dtbs_check errors.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250822222530.113520-1-jihed.chaibi.dev@gmail.com/
> [2] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250822225052.136919-1-jihed.chaibi.dev@gmail.com/
> [3] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20250816021523.167049-1-jihed.chaibi.dev@gmail.com/
> ---
>  .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/ti,twl.yaml       | 221 +++++++++++++++++-
>  .../devicetree/bindings/mfd/twl4030-power.txt |  48 ----
>  .../devicetree/bindings/pwm/ti,twl-pwm.txt    |  17 --
>  .../devicetree/bindings/pwm/ti,twl-pwmled.txt |  17 --
>  4 files changed, 210 insertions(+), 93 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mfd/twl4030-power.txt
>  delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/ti,twl-pwm.txt
>  delete mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/pwm/ti,twl-pwmled.txt
> 

Reviewed-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@kernel.org>