# Re: \[PATCH v2 0/4\] dt-bindings: remove redundant .txt redirect stubs

- From: Rob Herring \<robh@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-06-03 22:21:48 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/06/17085986
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2026/06/17085742/t.md

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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@gmail.com?part=4
> 
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260529052246.4934-1-akash.sukhavasi@gmail.com/
> 
> Patch 1 supersedes my earlier standalone submission:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260523004223.3045-1-akash.sukhavasi@gmail.com/
> 
> Signed-off-by: Akash Sukhavasi <redacted>
> ---
> 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
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