Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | From | Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <> | Subject | [PATCH] docs: dt: writing-schema: Document usage of CHECK_DTBS make flag | Date | Wed, 2 Nov 2022 17:43:00 -0400 |
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It is possible to run checks on a Devicetree by passing the CHECK_DTBS flag when building. This is a useful shortcut to the dtbs_check make target since it avoids checking unrelated Devicetrees, which can take some time and is unnecessary if no bindings were modified. Document it.
Signed-off-by: Nícolas F. R. A. Prado <nfraprado@collabora.com>
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Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst index 4a381d20f2b4..55ad556472b4 100644 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/writing-schema.rst @@ -167,6 +167,13 @@ setting the ``DT_SCHEMA_FILES`` variable to a specific schema file or pattern. make dt_binding_check DT_SCHEMA_FILES=/gpio/ make dtbs_check DT_SCHEMA_FILES=trivial-devices.yaml +Note that ``make dtbs_check`` will validate every DT source file that is +enabled. When making changes to a DT but not to the bindings, a possible +shortcut to validate only the DT in question is to explicitly build it with +the ``CHECK_DTBS`` flag enabled. For example:: + + make CHECK_DTBS=y mediatek/mt8192-evb.dtb + json-schema Resources --------------------- -- 2.38.1
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