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diff --git a/scripts/checkpatch.pl b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
index 5971b0c11616..5219280bf7ff 100755
--- a/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+++ b/scripts/checkpatch.pl
@@ -2251,6 +2251,7 @@ sub process {
my $author = '';
my $authorsignoff = 0;
my $is_patch = 0;
+ my $is_binding_patch = -1;
my $in_header_lines = $file ? 0 : 1;
my $in_commit_log = 0; #Scanning lines before patch
my $has_commit_log = 0; #Encountered lines before patch
@@ -2501,6 +2502,19 @@ sub process {
$check = $check_orig;
}
$checklicenseline = 1;
+
+ if ($realfile !~ /^MAINTAINERS/) {
+ my $last_binding_patch = $is_binding_patch;
+
+ $is_binding_patch = () = $realfile =~ m@^(?:Documentation/devicetree/|include/dt-bindings/)@;
+
+ if (($last_binding_patch != -1) &&
+ ($last_binding_patch ^ $is_binding_patch)) {
+ WARN("DT_SPLIT_BINDING_PATCH",
+ "DT binding docs and includes should be a separate patch. See: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/submitting-patches.txt\n");
+ }
+ }
+
next;
}