docs: process: maintainer-soc-clean-dts: linux-next is decisive

Devicetree bindings patches go usually via driver subsystem tree, so
obviously testing only SoC branches would result in new dtbs_check
warnings.  Mention that linux-next branch is decisice for zero-warnings
rule.

Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250225184822.213296-2-krzysztof.kozlowski@linaro.org
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@kernel.org>
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Krzysztof Kozlowski 2025-02-25 19:48:22 +01:00 committed by Rob Herring (Arm)
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@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ Strict DTS DT Schema and dtc Compliance
No changes to the SoC platform Devicetree sources (DTS files) should introduce
new ``make dtbs_check W=1`` warnings. Warnings in a new board DTS, which are
results of issues in an included DTSI file, are considered existing, not new
warnings. The platform maintainers have automation in place which should point
out any new warnings.
warnings. For series split between different trees (DT bindings go via driver
subsystem tree), warnings on linux-next are decisive. The platform maintainers
have automation in place which should point out any new warnings.
If a commit introducing new warnings gets accepted somehow, the resulting
issues shall be fixed in reasonable time (e.g. within one release) or the