linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v2 00/22] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers

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Date:   Wed, 7 Aug 2019 10:43:02 +0000
From:   Steve Twiss <stwiss.opensource@...semi.com>
To:     Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 00/22] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers

Hi Paul,

I will not be able to make these changes to support modularity any more.

Although the support.opensource@...semi.com e-mail address for Support
is still working, I will not be able to review your patches if you were to re-send
them again.

Regards,
Stephen

On 07 December 2018 20:30, Paul Gortmaker 
> > On 03 December 2018 04:23, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> > > Subject: [PATCH v2 00/22] mfd: demodularization of non-modular drivers
> > >
> > > [v1 --> v2: add some more commits as requested by Lee (MFD maintainer),
> > >  update the 00/NN text; re-do build and link testing on new linux-next. ]
> > >
> > > This group of MFD drivers are all controlled by "bool" Kconfig settings,
> > > but contain various amounts of largely pointless uses of infrastructure
> > > related to modular operations, even though they can't be built modular.
> > >
> > > We can easily remove/replace all of it.  We are trying to make driver
> > > code consistent with the Makefiles/Kconfigs that control them.
> >
> > For the DA9052 and DA9055, changes:
> >
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9052-core.c         | 11 -----------
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9052-i2c.c          | 22 ++-------------------
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9052-irq.c          |  1 -
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9052-spi.c          | 22 ++-------------------
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9055-core.c         | 13 ++-----------
> > -  drivers/mfd/da9055-i2c.c          | 24 ++---------------------
> >
> > The responsibility can fall back to Dialog for these changes. We will
> > submit Kconfig patches for these and make them explicitly non-modular.
> > This will remove the ambiguity caused by the Kconfig bool options.
> 
> Just FYI, I dropped the diasemi commits from my v3 send.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1544213465-16259-1-git-send-email-
> paul.gortmaker@...driver.com/
> 
> Thanks for taking on the modular conversions.