linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] gpio: Get rid of ARCH_NR

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Message-ID: <CAMRc=MeZUap-h=NZm1L0BfN2=ms6VeOJA+05HPyLq_hE8kVuEQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2022 11:04:51 +0200
From:   Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
        Keerthy <j-keerthy@...com>, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Davide Ciminaghi <ciminaghi@...dd.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        Linux-Arch <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-doc <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 0/9] gpio: Get rid of ARCH_NR_GPIOS (v2)

On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 4:22 PM Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 4:13 PM Christophe Leroy
> <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Linus,
> >
> > Le 14/09/2022 à 15:03, Arnd Bergmann a écrit :
> > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2022, at 2:38 PM, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2022 at 12:15 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> > >>>>>   drivers/gpio/gpio-sta2x11.c              | 411 -----------------------
> > >> (...)
> > >>> sta2x11 is an x86 driver, so not my area, but I think it would be
> > >>> best to kill off the entire platform rather than just its gpio
> > >>> driver, since everything needs to work together and it's clearly
> > >>> not functional at the moment.
> > >>>
> > >>> $ git grep -l STA2X11
> > >>> Documentation/admin-guide/media/pci-cardlist.rst
> > >>> arch/x86/Kconfig
> > >>> arch/x86/include/asm/sta2x11.h
> > >>> arch/x86/pci/Makefile
> > >>> arch/x86/pci/sta2x11-fixup.c
> > >>> drivers/ata/ahci.c
> > >>> drivers/gpio/Kconfig
> > >>> drivers/gpio/Makefile
> > >>> drivers/gpio/gpio-sta2x11.c
> > >>> drivers/i2c/busses/Kconfig
> > >>> drivers/media/pci/Makefile
> > >>> drivers/media/pci/sta2x11/Kconfig
> > >>> drivers/media/pci/sta2x11/Makefile
> > >>> drivers/media/pci/sta2x11/sta2x11_vip.c
> > >>> drivers/media/pci/sta2x11/sta2x11_vip.h
> > >>> drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > >>> drivers/mfd/Makefile
> > >>> drivers/mfd/sta2x11-mfd.c
> > >>> include/linux/mfd/sta2x11-mfd.h
> > >>>
> > >>> Removing the other sta2x11 bits (mfd, media, x86) should
> > >>> probably be done through the respective tree, but it would
> > >>> be good not to forget those.
> > >>
> > >> Andy is pretty much default x86 platform device maintainer, maybe
> > >> he can ACK or brief us on what he knows about the status of
> > >> STA2x11?
> > >
> > > I think the explanation given by Davide and Alessandro
> > > was rather detailed already:
> > >
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Yw3LQjhZWmZaU2N1@arcana.i.gnudd.com/
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Yw3DKCuDoPkCaqxE@arcana.i.gnudd.com/
> > >
> >
> > I can't see this series in neither linus tree nor linux-next.
> >
> > Following the ACK from Andy + the above explanations from Arnd, do you
> > plan to merge this series anytime soon ?
> >
> > Do you need anything more from me ?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Christophe
>
> I will take it after v6.1-rc1 is tagged.
>
> Bart

Now queued.

Bart