Re: [PATCH 1/2] dt-bindings: usb: parade,ps5511: Disallow unevaluated properties

From: Rob Herring

Date: Mon Jan 12 2026 - 15:20:41 EST


On Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 10:01:50AM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> Review given to v2 [1] of commit fc259b024cb3 ("dt-bindings: usb: Add
> binding for PS5511 hub controller") asked to use unevaluatedProperties,
> but this was ignored by the author probably because current dtschema
> does not allow to use both additionalProperties and
> unevaluatedProperties. As an effect, this binding does not end with
> unevaluatedProperties and allows any properties to be added.
>
> Fix this by reverting the approach suggested at v2 review and using
> simpler definition of "reg" constraints.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250416180023.GB3327258-robh@xxxxxxxxxx/ [1]
> Fixes: fc259b024cb3 ("dt-bindings: usb: Add binding for PS5511 hub controller")
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> .../devicetree/bindings/usb/parade,ps5511.yaml | 12 ++++++------
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/parade,ps5511.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/parade,ps5511.yaml
> index 10d002f09db8..154d779e507a 100644
> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/parade,ps5511.yaml
> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/usb/parade,ps5511.yaml
> @@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ properties:
> - usb1da0,5511
> - usb1da0,55a1
>
> + reg:
> + minimum: 1
> + maximum: 5
> +

This 'reg' would be the upstream USB port. We have no idea what its
constraints are for the value.

> reset-gpios:
> items:
> - description: GPIO specifier for RESETB pin.
> @@ -41,12 +45,6 @@ properties:
> minimum: 1
> maximum: 5
>
> -additionalProperties:
> - properties:
> - reg:
> - minimum: 1
> - maximum: 5

Removing this is wrong. This is defining the number of downstream USB
ports for this hub.

What's wrong here is 'type: object' is missing, so any property that's
not a object passes (no, 'properties' doesn't imply it's an object).

We should fix dtschema to allow additionalProperties when not a
boolean property to coexist with unevaluatedProperties. I'll look into
it.

Rob