linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] gpio: dwapb: Get rid of legacy platform data

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Date:   Wed, 10 Jun 2020 16:47:44 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Serge Semin <fancer.lancer@...il.com>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 5/6] gpio: dwapb: Get rid of legacy platform data

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 01:39:50PM +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 3:43 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > Platform data is a legacy interface to supply device properties
> > to the driver. In this case we don't have anymore in-kernel users
> > for it. Just remove it for good.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> I really like where this series takes us so I hope we can still apply all of
> this in some form!

Thanks! I hope you see the benefit despite some (GPIO base) limitations.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko