linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Remove JZ4780 DMA driver entry

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.21.2008012327070.24175@redsun52.ssa.fujisawa.hgst.com>
Date:   Sat, 1 Aug 2020 23:30:23 +0100 (BST)
From:   "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@....com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
cc:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] MAINTAINERS: Remove JZ4780 DMA driver entry

On Sun, 26 Jul 2020, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index cba0ed77775b..362863cae239 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -8541,11 +8541,6 @@ F:	include/uapi/rdma/
>  F:	samples/bpf/ibumad_kern.c
>  F:	samples/bpf/ibumad_user.c
>  
> -INGENIC JZ4780 DMA Driver
> -M:	Zubair Lutfullah Kakakhel <Zubair.Kakakhel@...tec.com>
> -S:	Maintained
> -F:	drivers/dma/dma-jz4780.c
> -

 FYI, the usual approach would be marking the entry "Orphan" rather than 
removing it entirely, so that the mapping remains and makes it easy for 
someone to pick it up.

  Maciej