linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 3/4] mfd: bd70528: Drop BD70528 support

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Message-ID: <YaTBL6Vtaxrnjhgb@google.com>
Date:   Mon, 29 Nov 2021 12:01:51 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Matti Vaittinen <matti.vaittinen@...rohmeurope.com>
Cc:     Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com>,
        lukas.bulwahn@...il.com, Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-power@...rohmeurope.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 3/4] mfd: bd70528: Drop BD70528 support

On Tue, 16 Nov 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>
> Acked-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/mfd/Kconfig              |  17 --
>  drivers/mfd/Makefile             |   1 -
>  drivers/mfd/rohm-bd70528.c       | 314 -------------------------
>  include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd70528.h | 389 -------------------------------
>  include/linux/mfd/rohm-generic.h |   1 -
>  5 files changed, 722 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/mfd/rohm-bd70528.c
>  delete mode 100644 include/linux/mfd/rohm-bd70528.h

Applied, thanks.

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Lee Jones [李琼斯]
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