diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
index 94a1ca10f5fc2..dd035a8f5eb48 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
@@ -245,10 +245,7 @@ operations:
       name: get
       doc: Get devlink instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-        - dump
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -271,9 +268,7 @@ operations:
       name: port-get
       doc: Get devlink port instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit-port
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -299,9 +294,7 @@ operations:
       name: sb-get
       doc: Get shared buffer instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -325,9 +318,7 @@ operations:
       name: sb-pool-get
       doc: Get shared buffer pool instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -352,9 +343,7 @@ operations:
       name: sb-port-pool-get
       doc: Get shared buffer port-pool combinations and threshold.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit-port
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -380,9 +369,7 @@ operations:
       name: sb-tc-pool-bind-get
       doc: Get shared buffer port-TC to pool bindings and threshold.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit-port
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -409,9 +396,7 @@ operations:
       name: param-get
       doc: Get param instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -435,9 +420,7 @@ operations:
       name: region-get
       doc: Get region instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit-port-optional
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -462,10 +445,7 @@ operations:
       name: info-get
       doc: Get device information, like driver name, hardware and firmware versions etc.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-        - dump
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -489,9 +469,7 @@ operations:
       name: health-reporter-get
       doc: Get health reporter instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit-port-optional
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -514,9 +492,7 @@ operations:
       name: trap-get
       doc: Get trap instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -540,9 +516,7 @@ operations:
       name: trap-group-get
       doc: Get trap group instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -566,9 +540,7 @@ operations:
       name: trap-policer-get
       doc: Get trap policer instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -592,9 +564,7 @@ operations:
       name: rate-get
       doc: Get rate instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -619,9 +589,7 @@ operations:
       name: linecard-get
       doc: Get line card instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit
@@ -645,10 +613,7 @@ operations:
       name: selftests-get
       doc: Get device selftest instances.
       attribute-set: devlink
-      dont-validate:
-        - strict
-        - dump
-
+      dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
       do:
         pre: devlink-nl-pre-doit
         post: devlink-nl-post-doit