linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] ARM: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT

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Message-ID: <20201130185227.GA29434@kozik-lap>
Date:   Mon, 30 Nov 2020 20:52:27 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin@...ca-geosystems.com>
Cc:     linux@...linux.org.uk, nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com,
        alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com, ludovic.desroches@...rochip.com,
        tony@...mide.com, mripard@...nel.org, wens@...e.org,
        jernej.skrabec@...l.net, thierry.reding@...il.com,
        jonathanh@...dia.com, catalin.marinas@....com, will@...nel.org,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de, James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com,
        deller@....de, mpe@...erman.id.au, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
        paulus@...ba.org, lee.jones@...aro.org, sam@...nborg.org,
        emil.l.velikov@...il.com, daniel.thompson@...aro.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-omap@...r.kernel.org, linux-tegra@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] ARM: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 03:21:33PM +0000, Andrey Zhizhikin wrote:
> Commit 7ecdea4a0226 ("backlight: generic_bl: Remove this driver as it is
> unused") removed geenric_bl driver from the tree, together with
> corresponding config option.
> 
> Remove BACKLIGHT_GENERIC config item from all ARM configurations.
> 
> Fixes: 7ecdea4a0226 ("backlight: generic_bl: Remove this driver as it is unused")
> Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> Signed-off-by: Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin@...ca-geosystems.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm/configs/at91_dt_defconfig        | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/cm_x300_defconfig        | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/colibri_pxa300_defconfig | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/jornada720_defconfig     | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/magician_defconfig       | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/mini2440_defconfig       | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/omap2plus_defconfig      | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/pxa3xx_defconfig         | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig           | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/sama5_defconfig          | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/sunxi_defconfig          | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/tegra_defconfig          | 1 -
>  arch/arm/configs/u8500_defconfig          | 1 -
>  13 files changed, 13 deletions(-)

You need to send it to arm-soc maintainers, otherwise no one might feel
responsible enough to pick it up.
Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>

+CC Arnd and Olof,

Dear Arnd and Olof,

Maybe it is worth to add arm-soc entry to the MAINTAINERS file?
Otherwise how one could get your email address? Not mentioning the
secret-soc address. :)

Best regards,
Krzysztof