linux-kernel - Re: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)

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Message-ID: <YzH2BQkbqBfOEk7O@shikoro>
Date:   Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:57:09 +0200
From:   Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@...g-engineering.com>
To:     Asmaa Mnebhi <asmaa@...dia.com>
Cc:     Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org" <linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org>,
        Khalil Blaiech <kblaiech@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8]
 i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)


> i2c drivers (even if we have no support for it and all our customers
> have to use our firmware including UEFI ACPI tables). So it is

Because of the "custom firmware is needed and it is only ACPI" fact, I
think this is one of the rare cases where we can actually remove DT
support.


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