linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mtd: nuc900_nand: read correct SMISR register

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jan 2016 17:34:33 +0800
From:	Wan Zongshun <vw@...mu.org>
To:	Brian Norris <computersforpeace@...il.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Wan ZongShun <mcuos.com@...il.com>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mtd: nuc900_nand: read correct SMISR register



-------- Original Message --------
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 11:02:06PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Wednesday 13 January 2016 13:50:13 Brian Norris wrote:
>>>
>>> Looks OK to me, though I kinda hate dragging on support for
>>> obviously-unused drivers...
>>
>> Should we mark that driver in Kconfig as obviously broken then?
>
> Well, it won't be obviously broken if I apply your patch... But if
> that's the right step toward removal, then I could be OK with that.
>
>> Let's wait for Wan ZongShun to reply first, it's possible that the
>> entire w90x900 platform has come to the point where we are better off
>> removing it than fixing ancient bugs.
>
> Sounds good.

Actually, Nuvoton should still leverage this upstream w90x900 codes for 
their old and new arm chip BSP, but I am not sure their open source plan 
for the new chip now, I will check with Nuvoton for this topic, and give 
you feedback here, so please hold on its removal.

>
> Brian
>