linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ALSA: lx6464es: lx_core: Remove some unused functions

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Message-ID: <s5hfvbh2h4j.wl-tiwai@suse.de>
Date:	Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:32:12 +0100
From:	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	Rickard Strandqvist <rickard_strandqvist@...ctrumdigital.se>,
	Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
	Maxime Ripard <maxime.ripard@...e-electrons.com>,
	Rashika Kheria <rashika.kheria@...il.com>,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ALSA: lx6464es: lx_core: Remove some unused functions

At Sun, 11 Jan 2015 12:18:06 -0800,
Josh Triplett wrote:
> 
> On Sun, Jan 11, 2015 at 04:55:23PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:43:02 +0100,
> > Rickard Strandqvist wrote:
> > > 
> > > Removes some functions that are not used anywhere:
> > > lx_buffer_cancel() lx_buffer_free() lx_stream_sample_position()
> > > lx_stream_state() lx_pipe_sample_count()
> > 
> > We really shouldn't delete the code but keep somehow disabled for such
> > a driver that has no hardware spec documents available.  Since the
> > source code is the only reference, the implemented code is the only
> > information if we need to change / fix anything.
> 
> Easy enough to get it back out of version control if so.

It's far difficult to find out the information.


Takashi
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