linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] EDAC/mv64x60: Remove orphan mv64x60 driver

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Message-ID: <20201207111727.GC20489@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 7 Dec 2020 12:17:27 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
Cc:     mchehab@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com, james.morse@....com,
        rric@...nel.org, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] EDAC/mv64x60: Remove orphan mv64x60 driver

On Mon, Dec 07, 2020 at 03:02:53PM +1100, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> The mv64x60 EDAC driver depends on CONFIG_MV64X60. But that symbol is
> not user-selectable, and the last code that selected it was removed
> with the C2K board support in 2018, see:
> 
>   92c8c16f3457 ("powerpc/embedded6xx: Remove C2K board support")
> 
> That means the driver is now dead code, so remove it.
> 
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> ---
>  drivers/edac/Kconfig        |   7 -
>  drivers/edac/Makefile       |   1 -
>  drivers/edac/mv64x60_edac.c | 883 ------------------------------------
>  drivers/edac/mv64x60_edac.h | 114 -----
>  4 files changed, 1005 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/edac/mv64x60_edac.c
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/edac/mv64x60_edac.h

Gladly taken and applied, thanks!

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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