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

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Date:	Sun, 19 Jun 2016 13:55:45 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <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 10:16 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman
<gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
> 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?

Yup.

>> 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?

Your pick, there are no users of the old driver AFAICT, but if you
want them to get a chance to speak up, maybe wait for v4.8.

Yours,
Linus Walleij