linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pata: remove the at91 driver

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Date:   Fri, 17 Feb 2017 14:42:35 +0100
From:   Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>
To:     Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
Cc:     Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...el.com>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
        Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pata: remove the at91 driver

On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:36:08 +0100
Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On Friday, February 17, 2017 10:36:40 AM Boris Brezillon wrote:
> > This driver is orphan since commit 2e591e7b3ac2 ("ARM: at91: remove
> > at91sam9261/at91sam9g10 legacy board support"). Given that nobody cared
> > adding DT support to it, it probably means it's no longer used and is
> > thus a good candidate for removal.  
> 
> The exact commit which removed PATA support for AT91SAM9260 seems to
> be b2026f708e09 ("ARM: at91: remove at91sam9260/at91sam9g20 legacy
> board support").

Indeed. I'll fix the commit message and send a new version.

> 
> > Signed-off-by: Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>  
> 
> Acked-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>

Thanks,

Boris