[PATCH 07/10] dt-bindings: mtd: Ensure partition node properties are documented

Krzysztof Kozlowski krzk at kernel.org
Fri Jan 9 01:36:43 PST 2026


On Thu, Jan 08, 2026 at 11:53:16AM -0600, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> Partition nodes without a compatible have no restrictions on additional
> properties. Fix this by ensuring 'unevaluatedProperties' is set when
> there's no compatible property. If there is a compatible property, then
> there should be a specific schema for it which will enforce
> 'unevaluatedProperties'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh at kernel.org>
> ---
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml               |  8 ++------
>  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml |  2 +-
>  .../devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml        | 12 ++++++++++++
>  .../mtd/partitions/tplink,safeloader-partitions.yaml         |  2 +-
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/u-boot.yaml |  2 +-
>  Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/ti,gpmc-onenand.yaml   |  2 +-
>  6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> index e56dba83f00a..5a2d06c96c0d 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/mtd.yaml
> @@ -36,12 +36,8 @@ properties:
>        - compatible
>  
>  patternProperties:
> -  "@[0-9a-f]+$":
> -    $ref: partitions/partition.yaml
> -    deprecated: true
> -
> -  "^partition@[0-9a-f]+":
> -    $ref: partitions/partition.yaml
> +  "(^partition)?@[0-9a-f]+$":
> +    $ref: /schemas/mtd/partitions/partition.yaml#/$defs/partition-node
>      deprecated: true

This makes partition@ deprecated. Looks unintended or needds commit msg
explanation.

>  
>    "^otp(-[0-9]+)?$":
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml
> index 26bef777353d..4d79f786fcd5 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mtd/partitions/fixed-partitions.yaml
> @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ properties:

Best regards,
Krzysztof




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