linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: mpsc: Remove obsolete MPSC driver

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Date:   Thu, 27 Jun 2019 08:09:35 +0800
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Mark Greer <mgreer@...malcreek.com>
Cc:     linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: mpsc: Remove obsolete MPSC driver

On Wed, Jun 26, 2019 at 09:05:53AM -0700, Mark Greer wrote:
> Support for the Marvell MV64x60 line of bridge chips that contained
> MPSC controllers has been removed and there are no other components
> that have that controller so remove its driver.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mark Greer <mgreer@...malcreek.com>
> ---
>  Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt |    4 +-
>  drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig            |   14 -
>  drivers/tty/serial/Makefile           |    1 -
>  drivers/tty/serial/mpsc.c             | 2138 -------------------------
>  include/linux/mv643xx.h               |   46 -
>  include/uapi/linux/serial_core.h      |    2 +-
>  6 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2202 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/tty/serial/mpsc.c

I like patches that delete code, thanks for doing this!

greg k-h