linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 8/9] mfd: bd70528: Drop BD70528 support

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Message-ID: <20210601154804.GA2165650@dell>
Date:   Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:48:04 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@...rohmeurope.com>
Cc:     Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bgolaszewski@...libre.com>,
        Sebastian Reichel <sre@...nel.org>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
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        linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 8/9] mfd: bd70528: Drop BD70528 support

On Tue, 25 May 2021, Matti Vaittinen wrote:

> The only known BD70528 use-cases are such that the PMIC is controlled
> from separate MCU which is not running Linux. I am not aware of
> any Linux driver users. Furthermore, it seems there is no demand for
> this IC. Let's ease the maintenance burden and drop the driver. We can
> always add it back if there is sudden need for it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@...rohmeurope.com>
> 
> ---
> Please let me know if some of you think the driver is needed.
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig              |  17 --
>  drivers/mfd/Makefile             |   1 -
>  drivers/mfd/rohm-bd70528.c       | 314 -------------------------
>  include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd70528.h | 391 -------------------------------
>  include/linux/mfd/rohm-generic.h |   1 -
>  5 files changed, 724 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/mfd/rohm-bd70528.c
>  delete mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd70528.h

Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>

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