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| @@ -626,6 +626,14 @@ So the node content can be summarized as a start token, a full path, | |||
| 626 | a list of properties, a list of child nodes, and an end token. Every | 626 | a list of properties, a list of child nodes, and an end token. Every |
| 627 | child node is a full node structure itself as defined above. | 627 | child node is a full node structure itself as defined above. |
| 628 | 628 | ||
| 629 | NOTE: The above definition requires that all property definitions for | ||
| 630 | a particular node MUST precede any subnode definitions for that node. | ||
| 631 | Although the structure would not be ambiguous if properties and | ||
| 632 | subnodes were intermingled, the kernel parser requires that the | ||
| 633 | properties come first (up until at least 2.6.22). Any tools | ||
| 634 | manipulating a flattened tree must take care to preserve this | ||
| 635 | constraint. | ||
| 636 | |||
| 629 | 4) Device tree "strings" block | 637 | 4) Device tree "strings" block |
| 630 | 638 | ||
| 631 | In order to save space, property names, which are generally redundant, | 639 | In order to save space, property names, which are generally redundant, |