linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] arm64: defconfig: remove some Qualcomm USB options

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Date:   Mon, 30 Oct 2017 15:16:33 +0530
From:   Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...durent.com>
To:     Alex Elder <elder@...aro.org>
Cc:     andy.gross@...aro.org, catalin.marinas@....com,
        will.deacon@....com, arnd@...db.de, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        lakml <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] arm64: defconfig: remove some Qualcomm USB options

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 3:23 AM, Alex Elder <elder@...aro.org> wrote:
> This series deletes three config options related to USB on Qualcomm
> SoCs from the arm64 "defconfig".  The code enabled by the options is
> no longer needed by any Qualcomm hardware.
>
>                                         -Alex


Shouldn't we remove the driver code too in the case that no HW actually uses it?

> Alex Elder (3):
>   arm64: defconfig: remove CONFIG_USB_EHCI_MSM
>   arm64: defconfig: remove CONFIG_USB_MSM_OTG
>   arm64: defconfig: remove CONFIG_USB_QCOM_8X16_PHY
>
>  arch/arm64/configs/defconfig | 3 ---
>  1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)