Re: checkpatch.pl: Bogus case of DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH

[Joe Perches]

On Thu, 2020-12-31 at 23:04 +0100, Jonathan Neuschäfer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've encountered a case where the DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH warning was
> emitted even though I didn't change anything outside of Documentation/
> devicetree/bindings. I just converted a binding from plain text to YAML.

Rob?  Your code...

> Here's a transcript of checkpatch (from Linux 5.11-rc1)'s output:
> 
>   $ scripts/checkpatch.pl --strict patches-wpcm/0001-dt-bindings-arm-Convert-nuvoton-npcm750-binding-to-Y.patch
>   WARNING: added, moved or deleted file(s), does MAINTAINERS need updating?
>   #31:
>   deleted file mode 100644
>   
> 
>   WARNING: DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
>   
> 
>   WARNING: DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.rst
>   
> 
>   total: 0 errors, 3 warnings, 0 checks, 21 lines checked
>   
> 
>   NOTE: For some of the reported defects, checkpatch may be able to
>         mechanically convert to the typical style using --fix or --fix-inplace.
>   
> 
>   patches-wpcm/0001-dt-bindings-arm-Convert-nuvoton-npcm750-binding-to-Y.patch has style problems, please review.
>   
> 
>   NOTE: If any of the errors are false positives, please report
>         them to the maintainer, see CHECKPATCH in MAINTAINERS.
> 
> 
> I attached the patch, for reference.
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> Jonathan Neuschäfer