[PATCH] dt-bindings: sound: add toshiba,apb-dummy-codec binding

From: Pablo D. Bergamasco

Date: Tue Jun 16 2026 - 14:56:48 EST


Add device tree binding documentation for the Toshiba APBridge
dummy ALSA SoC codec used in the Greybus audio framework.

Fixes the following checkpatch warning:
WARNING: DT compatible string appears un-documented

Signed-off-by: Pablo D. Bergamasco <danpablo@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
MAINTAINERS | 1 +
2 files changed, 34 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e0542feeb980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://devicetree.org/schemas/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml#
+$schema: http://devicetree.org/meta-schemas/core.yaml#
+
+title: Toshiba APBridge Dummy ALSA SoC Codec
+
+maintainers:
+ - Vaibhav Agarwal <vaibhav.agarwal@xxxxxxxxxx>
+
+description:
+ The APBridge dummy codec is part of the Greybus audio framework,
+ used in Project Ara modular phone hardware. It provides a dummy
+ ALSA SoC codec driver for the APBridge audio interface, enabling
+ audio streaming between Greybus modules and the host processor
+ via the APBridge protocol.
+
+properties:
+ compatible:
+ const: toshiba,apb-dummy-codec
+
+required:
+ - compatible
+
+additionalProperties: false
+
+examples:
+ - |
+ codec {
+ compatible = "toshiba,apb-dummy-codec";
+ };
+...
diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index b2040011a386..b6b4b488c0f7 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -11077,6 +11077,7 @@ GREYBUS AUDIO PROTOCOLS DRIVERS
M: Vaibhav Agarwal <vaibhav.sr@xxxxxxxxx>
M: Mark Greer <mgreer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
S: Maintained
+F: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/sound/toshiba,apb-dummy-codec.yaml
F: drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.c
F: drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.h
F: drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
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