linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH leds] leds: regulator: remove driver

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Date:   Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:53:12 +0200
From:   Marek Behun <marek.behun@....cz>
To:     Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Cc:     linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        Jacek Anaszewski <jacek.anaszewski@...il.com>, dmurphy@...com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Antonio Ospite <ao2@....it>
Subject: Re: [PATCH leds] leds: regulator: remove driver

On Sun, 20 Sep 2020 23:46:47 +0200
Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz> wrote:

> On Sun 2020-09-20 22:42:03, Marek Behún wrote:
> > The leds-regulator driver only supports the old platform data binding
> > and no in-tree code uses it. It also seems that no OpenWRT board uses
> > it.
> > 
> > Remove this driver.  
> 
> Lets keep this one.

Very well.

> Connecting LED directly to regulator simply makes sense.

It does makes sence to me as well, but at least it needs to be
rewritten to use OF instead of platdata. The way it is written now it
is not used by anyone, apparently.

Marek