linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch: m68k: mac: misc.c: Remove some unused functions

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Date:	Sun, 4 Jan 2015 20:36:59 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>,
	Joshua Thompson <funaho@...ai.org>,
	linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch: m68k: mac: misc.c: Remove some unused functions

On Sun, Jan 4, 2015 at 8:21 AM, Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Jan 2015, Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
>> Removes some functions that are not used anywhere:
>> mac_pram_write() mac_pram_read()
>
> If you remove those functions, you'd then find that all of the called
> functions become unused:
>
> maciisi_read_pram
> maciisi_write_pram
> pmu_read_pram
> pmu_write_pram
> cuda_read_pram
> cuda_write_pram
> via_read_pram
> via_write_pram
>
> I'd rather not remove all of this code. Better to finish the
> implementation.

Indeed.

> Would it be acceptable to utilize drivers/char/generic_nvram.c and
> CONFIG_GENERIC_NVRAM? This is the PowerMac PRAM driver but looks generic
> enough that it may not need any modification for 68k Macs.

Yes, that would be great.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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