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Message-ID: <20200709130445.GZ3500@dell>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 14:04:45 +0100
From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/32] usb: typec: tcpm: tcpm: Remove dangling unused
'struct tcpm_altmode_ops'
On Thu, 09 Jul 2020, Hans de Goede wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On 7/6/20 4:20 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 06 Jul 2020, Hans de Goede wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On 7/6/20 3:33 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > Looks as though a079973f462a3 ("usb: typec: tcpm: Remove tcpc_config
> > > > configuration mechanism") pulled out the only use of 'tcpm_altmode_ops'
> > > > last year. No need to keep it around.
> > > >
> > > > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > > >
> > > > drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c:1551:39: warning: ‘tcpm_altmode_ops’ defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
> > > > 1551 | static const struct typec_altmode_ops tcpm_altmode_ops = {
> > > > | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > >
> > > > Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> > > > Cc: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> > >
> > > This is necessary for adding Display port over Type-C support
> > > on devices using the tcpm code, rather then firmware, to do
> > > the Type-C alt-mode negotiation.
> > >
> > > I have a local patch in my tree which adds support for this.
> > >
> > > But Heikki did not like my approach, so that patch
> > > (which needs the bits you are removing) never landed
> > > upstream:
> > >
> > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11199517/
> > >
> > > Which is somewhat old now.
> >
> > Yes, that's a just a little old now.
> >
> > If it drags on for much longer, perhaps consider taking it out for the
> > time being and adding it back when you start to make use of it again?
> >
> > > Heikki said he would look into an approach to this more to
> > > his liking. Heikki an progress on this area?
>
> Just a little headsup that I'm making some time now to take a look
> at solving this in the previously discussed better way, with the hope
> of that we can get that upstream. So hopefully I will have some
> patches for this ready during the upcoming weekend.
Sounds good. Thanks for the update.
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Lee Jones [李琼斯]
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