linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] alpha: Remove usage of the deprecated "pci-dma-compat.h" API

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Date:   Sun, 2 Jan 2022 20:51:58 -0500
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>
Cc:     Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
        Logan Gunthorpe <logang@...tatee.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        David Hildenbrand <david@...hat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, martin.oliveira@...eticom.com,
        alpha <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] alpha: Remove usage of the deprecated "pci-dma-compat.h" API

On Sun, Jan 2, 2022 at 10:32 AM Christophe JAILLET
<christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr> wrote:
>
> In [1], Christoph Hellwig has proposed to remove the wrappers in
> include/linux/pci-dma-compat.h.
>
> Some reasons why this API should be removed have been given by Julia
> Lawall in [2].
>
> A coccinelle script has been used to perform the needed transformation.
> Only relevant parts are given below.
>
>
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/kernel-janitors/20200421081257.GA131897@infradead.org/
> [2]: https://lore.kernel.org/kernel-janitors/alpine.DEB.2.22.394.2007120902170.2424@hadrien/
>
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

It looks like the number of remaining files that use the old
interfaces has gone down
a lot more since you last sent these patches. I would suggest you send them as a
series that includes the patch to remove the header as the last change, and
ask Andrew to pick up the ones that remain after this resend into the -mm tree,
possibly after the next -rc1. How many patches do you have left?

         Arnd