linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 00/10] mfd, x86: remove msic driver and leftovers

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Date:   Mon, 1 Feb 2021 19:49:50 +0100
From:   "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "the arch/x86 maintainers" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        ACPI Devel Maling List <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 00/10] mfd, x86: remove msic driver and leftovers

On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:45 PM Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:39:59PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:21:01AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is a second part of the Intel MID outdated platforms removal.
> > > > First part is available as immutable branch [1]. The series has functional
> > > > and build dependencies, so the mentioned branch should be used as a base
> > > > for these changes.
> > > >
> > > > Note, that some of the drivers, that arch/x86 covers, seems never appeared
> > > > in the upstream (like msic_ocd).
> > >
> > > What platforms stop working after this removal?
> >
> > Intel Moorstown, Medfield, Clovertrail.
> >
> > > Are you sure no-one is using them?
> >
> > Definitely.
> >
> > > I wouldn't be keen on breaking Janet's PC that she's been using daily
> > > and keeping up-to-date since the 90's.
> >
> > They never were in PCs.
> >
> > All of them were supported by Android and Janet won't update her phone or even
> > Android tablet for sure they never ever run any kind of Linux than Android.
>
> So, I hope you are satisfied and we may proceed with removal.

Speaking of which, the patches here are requisite for SFI support
removal, so I'd like to route them through the ACPI tree if that's
fine by all of the interested parties.

Thanks!