linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 09/31] arm64: Cache maintenance routines

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Message-id: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1209101322140.28681@xanadu.home>
Date:	Mon, 10 Sep 2012 13:29:21 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
To:	Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 09/31] arm64: Cache maintenance routines

On Mon, 10 Sep 2012, Catalin Marinas wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 07, 2012 at 08:28:09PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Friday 07 September 2012, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > > +
> > > +/*
> > > + *	dmac_inv_range(start,end)
> > 
> > all of these appear to be unused now. Can you remove them?
> 
> They aren't currently used but I expect some partners to make use of
> them on their private development. I could drop them from the upstream
> branch temporarily.

Depends.  If your expectation from those partners is a real probability 
then it is best to keep a skeleton in place for them to use, otherwise 
they might get ... creative.  If this is just wild speculation then you 
should drop it.


Nicolas
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