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+* Generic PM domains
+
+System on chip designs are often divided into multiple PM domains that can be
+used for power gating of selected IP blocks for power saving by reduced leakage
+current.
+
+This device tree binding can be used to bind PM domain consumer devices with
+their PM domains provided by PM domain providers. A PM domain provider can be
+represented by any node in the device tree and can provide one or more PM
+domains. A consumer node can refer to the provider by a phandle and a set of
+phandle arguments (so called PM domain specifiers) of length specified by the
+#power-domain-cells property in the PM domain provider node.
+
+==PM domain providers==
+
+Required properties:
+ - #power-domain-cells : Number of cells in a PM domain specifier;
+   Typically 0 for nodes representing a single PM domain and 1 for nodes
+   providing multiple PM domains (e.g. power controllers), but can be any value
+   as specified by device tree binding documentation of particular provider.
+
+Example:
+
+        power: power-controller@12340000 {
+                compatible = "foo,power-controller";
+                reg = <0x12340000 0x1000>;
+                #power-domain-cells = <1>;
+        };
+
+The node above defines a power controller that is a PM domain provider and
+expects one cell as its phandle argument.
+
+==PM domain consumers==
+
+Required properties:
+ - power-domains : A phandle and PM domain specifier as defined by bindings of
+                   the power controller specified by phandle.
+
+Example:
+
+        leaky-device@12350000 {
+                compatible = "foo,i-leak-current";
+                reg = <0x12350000 0x1000>;
+                power-domains = <&power 0>;
+        };
+
+The node above defines a typical PM domain consumer device, which is located
+inside a PM domain with index 0 of a power controller represented by a node
+with the label "power".