Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: phy: ti,phy-usb3: Add aspcie reference clock setting
From: Rob Herring
Date: Mon Aug 17 2026 - 10:23:55 EST
On Mon, Aug 17, 2026 at 07:19:51AM +0200, David Oberhollenzer wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 8/12/26 4:20 AM, Rob Herring wrote:
> > > + - if:
> > > + properties:
> > > + compatible:
> > > + contains:
> > > + const: ti,phy-pipe3-pcie
> > > + then:
> > > + properties:
> > > + ti,syscon-acspcie-tx-rx: true
> >
> > This has no effect. Invert the if and move the else here.
> >
>
> Before I send another version of this patch set, are you really
> sure about this?
Yes. The only purpose it serves is you have to have a 'then' to have an
'else' clause. (BTW, json-schema actually allows omitting 'then' and
having just if/else, but the dtschema meta-schema does not.)
>
> Not only did I copy that entire block from the one directly above,
It's wrong too.
> (the one that is supposed to only allow syscon-pllreset compatible
> is set to ti,phy-pipe3-sata), I actually tested this by running
> make dt_binding_check.
>
> If I intentionally break the example by setting a wrong compatible
> string, I get a "False schema does not allow" type message, same
> as when I use the syscon-pllreset property with the wrong compat
> string.
>
> Is the existing check broken too? Is there something different
> supposed to happen?
I did not say it was broken. It is functional. It is just not minimized.
Rob