linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 15/15] lib: devres: Remove deprecated devm_request_and

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Message-ID: <20130612173940.GB20850@kroah.com>
Date:	Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:39:40 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
Cc:	Tushar Behera <tushar.behera@...aro.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	thierry.reding@...il.com, patches@...aro.org,
	Linux Documentation List <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15] lib: devres: Remove deprecated
 devm_request_and_ioremap

On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 03:43:59PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 2:35 PM, Tushar Behera <tushar.behera@...aro.org> wrote:
> > Now that all the users of devm_request_and_ioremap have been converted
> > to use devm_ioremap_resource, remove the definition.
> 
> This is a function which was exported to the drivers including
> third-party drivers.

That doesn't matter, we've cleaned up all in-kernel users of it, so we
can safely delete it.

> I suggest to mark it as __deprecated and wait couple of release cycles.

No, that's not going to help anyone, just delete it and move on.

thanks,

greg k-h
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