linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 08/27] ata: remove palmld pata driver

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Message-ID: <2f5efafb-058c-566c-0b2e-a5dd8f4ae2ef@opensource.wdc.com>
Date:   Fri, 6 Jan 2023 15:25:31 +0900
From:   Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>
Cc:     Daniel Mack <daniel@...que.org>,
        Haojian Zhuang <haojian.zhuang@...il.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>,
        Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/27] ata: remove palmld pata driver

On 1/5/23 22:46, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> The PXA palmld machine was removed, so the pata driver is no
> longer used and can be removed. There is a chance that some of
> this code might be useful for turning some of the other PXA
> PCMCIA host drivers into PATA drivers, but it's clear that
> it would not work unmodified, and it seems unlikely that
> someone would do this work.
> 
> Cc: Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>
> Cc: Marek Vasut <marek.vasut@...il.com>
> Cc: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>
> Cc: Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-ide@...r.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Acked-by: Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>

Feel free to queue this through your tree. Thanks !

> ---
>  drivers/ata/Kconfig       |   9 ---
>  drivers/ata/Makefile      |   1 -
>  drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c | 137 --------------------------------------
>  3 files changed, 147 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> index e4d9e39b08dd..4aafb75bf0c3 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> @@ -1082,15 +1082,6 @@ config PATA_OPTI
>  
>  	  If unsure, say N.
>  
> -config PATA_PALMLD
> -	tristate "Palm LifeDrive PATA support"
> -	depends on MACH_PALMLD
> -	help
> -	  This option enables support for Palm LifeDrive's internal ATA
> -	  port via the new ATA layer.
> -
> -	  If unsure, say N.
> -
>  config PATA_PCMCIA
>  	tristate "PCMCIA PATA support"
>  	depends on PCMCIA
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/Makefile b/drivers/ata/Makefile
> index 0a863e7f3c60..4ee5c0761d90 100644
> --- a/drivers/ata/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/ata/Makefile
> @@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_MPIIX)	+= pata_mpiix.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_NS87410)	+= pata_ns87410.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_OPTI)		+= pata_opti.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_PCMCIA)	+= pata_pcmcia.o
> -obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_PALMLD)	+= pata_palmld.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_PLATFORM)	+= pata_platform.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_OF_PLATFORM)	+= pata_of_platform.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_PATA_RB532)	+= pata_rb532_cf.o
> diff --git a/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c b/drivers/ata/pata_palmld.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 51caa2a427dd..000000000000

-- 
Damien Le Moal
Western Digital Research