Re: [PATCH v2 0/4] dt-bindings: remove redundant .txt redirect stubs
From: Rob Herring
Date: Wed Jun 03 2026 - 18:22:56 EST
On Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 03:42:17PM -0500, Akash Sukhavasi wrote:
> Several .txt files under Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ contain
> only a redirect notice pointing to a .yaml schema with the same base
> filename in the same directory. These stubs were useful during the
> .txt to .yaml transition but are now redundant, since the .yaml is
> discoverable by name. Meanwhile, other documentation still references
> some of these stubs, forcing readers through an unnecessary extra hop
> to reach the actual schema.
>
> This series removes four such stubs and updates all remaining
> cross-references to point directly to the .yaml schemas.
>
> Other redirect stubs in the tree were evaluated and intentionally
> kept:
>
> - Stubs pointing to .yaml files with different names (e.g.,
> spi-bus.txt -> spi-controller.yaml) serve as breadcrumbs for
> the renamed schema.
>
> - Stubs pointing to multiple .yaml files (e.g., nvmem.txt ->
> nvmem.yaml and nvmem-consumer.yaml) convey that the content
> was split.
>
> - Stubs pointing to .yaml files in a different directory (e.g.,
> reset/st,stm32-rcc.txt -> clock/st,stm32-rcc.yaml) serve as
> cross-directory pointers.
>
> Two additional same-name, same-directory stubs (leds/common.txt,
> regulator/regulator.txt) have significantly more cross references
> and will be addressed in a follow-up series.
>
> v2:
> - Patch 4/4: corrected commit message (eight references in six files, not
> eight files), Sashiko review.
> https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260529052246.4934-1-akash.sukhavasi@xxxxxxxxx?part=4
>
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529052246.4934-1-akash.sukhavasi@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> Patch 1 supersedes my earlier standalone submission:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260523004223.3045-1-akash.sukhavasi@xxxxxxxxx/
>
> Signed-off-by: Akash Sukhavasi <akash.sukhavasi@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Akash Sukhavasi (4):
> dt-bindings: net: remove obsolete mdio.txt
> dt-bindings: media: remove obsolete rc.txt
> dt-bindings: net: dsa: remove obsolete dsa.txt
> dt-bindings: input: remove obsolete matrix-keymap.txt
This goes to 3 different subsystems, so it should be 3 different series.
No need to resend just for that.
Rob