linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm: pxa: remove dead and obsolete IrDA initialization

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Date:   Mon, 3 Jan 2022 13:05:59 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Cc:     Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Philipp Zabel <philipp.zabel@...il.com>,
        Paul Parsons <lost.distance@...oo.com>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Tomas Cech <sleep_walker@...e.com>,
        Sergey Lapin <slapin@...fans.org>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm: pxa: remove dead and obsolete IrDA initialization

On Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 7:51 PM Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com> wrote:

> Commit d64c2a76123f ("staging: irda: remove the irda network stack and
> drivers") removes the Intel PXA2xx Internal FICP driver, and the config
> PXA_FICP and the config IRDA.
>
> Further, this removes any proper effect from the setup functions in the
> file ./include/linux/platform_data/irda-pxaficp.h. So, delete all users
> in arch/arm/mach-pxa/ and this header file.
>
> Clean up radically various left-over of IRDA in the ./arch/arm/mach-pxa.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>

I see there is some noise from the kernel test robot about some missed
lines of code, but with this fixed:
Reviewed-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

IIUC the future for IrDA is in BPF for the people who want it, so if someone
wants this they need to go and fix it that way.

Yours,
Linus Walleij