linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/8] samples: move laptops example code from Documentation

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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 10:11:49 -0600
From:   Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
To:     Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
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        Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/8] samples: move laptops example code from Documentation

On 09/19/2016 10:10 AM, Jonathan Corbet wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016 08:47:34 -0600
> Shuah Khan <shuahkh@....samsung.com> wrote:
> 
>> Move laptops examples to samples and remove it from Documentation
>> Makefile. Create a new Makefile to build laptops. It can be built
>> from top level directory or from laptops directory:
> 
> This one might be better called a "tool" rather than a "sample" - assuming
> it actually still works, of course.  It hasn't seen a real update in the
> Git era, which is a bit disconcerting.  Is it possible that this is dead
> code that we might want to just get rid of?

I can send a removal patch and see if anybody objects. :)

> 
> If it stays, Documentation/laptops/laptop-mode.txt needs an update.

Right. Looks like I missed Documentation updates for these moves. I get
that done in v2.

thanks,
-- Shuah