[PATCH 2/2] dt-bindings: Drop incorrect usage of double '::'

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzysztof.kozlowski at oss.qualcomm.com
Mon Jun 22 06:23:05 PDT 2026


On 22/06/2026 12:19, sashiko-bot at kernel.org wrote:
> Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
> - [Low] Unintended replacement of BNF notation `::=` with `:=`.
> --
> 
> commit a9fdd0b065eb5b6394a9c33ffba0fd5194e80115
> Author: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski at oss.qualcomm.com>
> 
> dt-bindings: Drop incorrect usage of double '::'
> 
> This commit cleans up device tree binding schemas by removing the redundant
> double colons at the end of descriptions inside YAML literal style blocks.
> 
> Link: https://yaml.org/spec/1.2.2/#literal-style [1]
> 
>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mux/mux-consumer.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mux/mux-consumer.yaml
>> index 9e2d78a78e409..769243a2bf046 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mux/mux-consumer.yaml
>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mux/mux-consumer.yaml
>> @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ description: |
>>    Mux controller consumers should specify a list of mux controllers that they
>>    want to use with a property containing a 'mux-ctrl-list':
>>  
>> -    mux-ctrl-list ::= <single-mux-ctrl> [mux-ctrl-list]
>> -    single-mux-ctrl ::= <mux-ctrl-phandle> [mux-ctrl-specifier]
>> +    mux-ctrl-list := <single-mux-ctrl> [mux-ctrl-list]
>> +    single-mux-ctrl := <mux-ctrl-phandle> [mux-ctrl-specifier]
> 
> [Severity: Low]
> Does this unintentionally change the standard Backus-Naur Form (BNF) ::=
> operator to :=? It looks like a global search-and-replace for :: might


I wasn't sure about that... and indeed this should not be changed. I
will send a v2.

Best regards,
Krzysztof



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