linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] misc: delete bh1780 driver

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Date:	Sat, 18 Jun 2016 13:16:11 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Hemanth V <hemanthv@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] misc: delete bh1780 driver

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 10:07:21PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> The Rohm BH1780 ambient light sensor has a new driver with extended
> functionality (proper runtime PM) in the appropriate framework IIO,
> it can be found at:
> drivers/iio/light/bh1780.c

Is that in Linus's tree now?

> 
> The MISC driver symbol CONFIG_SENSORS_BH1780 does not appear in any
> defconfigs, so it should safe to delete.
> 
> Cc: Hemanth V <hemanthv@...com>
> Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> ---
> Greg/Arnd: I don't know who of you two managed misc patches, Arnd
> maybe you can just apply this patch to some ARM SoC cleanup branch?

I can handle this, should it go in for 4.7-final, or wait for 4.8-rc1?

thanks,

greg k-h