linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/6] leds: apu: drop superseeded apu2/3 led support

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Message-ID: <da2dccb7-f2f5-42b5-2549-ba67ecd568cb@metux.net>
Date:   Wed, 17 Jul 2019 16:28:27 +0200
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jacek.anaszewski@...il.com,
        dmurphy@...com, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] leds: apu: drop superseeded apu2/3 led support

On 16.07.19 21:30, Pavel Machek wrote:

Hi,

> Ok, so I understand the reasons, but people updating from old kernels
> (make oldconfig) will see nothing and their LEDs will stop working.
> 
> Can we do something to help them?

I could announce that in pcengines forum. There've been several
discussions on this matter, replying there should give the participants
an automatic mail.

So far, I haven't seen any distro that enabled the old driver, so I
guess the actual users all compiled the kernel on their own and should
notice the change early enough.


--mtx

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Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
Free software and Linux embedded engineering
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