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

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Message-ID: <c0566bd6-f1e5-8508-d9fb-19a938018322@microchip.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Feb 2017 18:28:05 +0100
From:   Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>
To:     Boris Brezillon <boris.brezillon@...e-electrons.com>,
        Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>
CC:     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

Le 17/02/2017 à 14:42, Boris Brezillon a écrit :
> 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>

Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>


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Nicolas Ferre