Re: [PATCH 5/5] dt-bindings: iio: adc: xilinx-xadc: convert to YAML format

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 19/03/2026 16:49, Sai Krishna Potthuri wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> +
>>>>>>>>> +$defs:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Why this is a def, not used directly? I see only one usage of this def.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am getting the below error if i define the patternProperties directly.
>>>>>>> Seems like complex vendor peroperties should be referenced via $ref.
>>>>>>> Please suggest if there is any better way to deal this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It is hard to say without seeing the new version of what you wrote.
>>>>>
>>>>> In v1 series, i created $def and referenced this in xlnx,channels to avoid the error that i mentioned.
>>>>
>>>> Is the code below the code that causes the error?
>>>
>>> No, the below code is not creating the error but Krzysztof asked the question on this code,
>>> "Why this is a def, not used directly? I see only one usage of this def."
>>>
>>> I am saying if i don't use the def and use it directly i am seeing the error that i mentioned. So, asking is there any better way to handle this case other than using def.
>>
>> If you could show us the actual code that is causing the error, then
>> we could perhaps spot a mistake or suggest an alternative.

Thanks David, I am surprised how many emails we need to exchange just to
see the actual code.

> 
> Thanks. Here is the code that is causing the error
> ("properties:xlnx,channels:type: 'boolean' was expected").
> 
> xlnx,channels:

Device nodes do not have any prefixes. Just take a look at any DTS or
any binding.

Probably that's the reason, because nothing in this code looks
particularly odd. Anyway, please do not come with odd syntax in the code
without any explanation, just to make it passing the tests, so for
example ignoring the checks we have.


Best regards,
Krzysztof