linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: Remove unused of_mm_gpiochip

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Message-ID: <Y8Vi2tHh21Ihepe0@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 16 Jan 2023 16:44:42 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>,
        Bartosz Golaszewski <bartosz.golaszewski@...aro.org>,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] gpiolib: Remove unused of_mm_gpiochip_add()

On Mon, Jan 16, 2023 at 03:17:29PM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2023 at 4:18 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
> 
> > of_mm_gpiochip_add() is unused API, remove it for good.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> 
> A bit late to the party but THANKS for doing this Andy, it's been
> a pain for years to have this cruft around.

You're welcome! But note, that we still have a few more APIs to remove.

> We even have some traction toward eventual <linux/gpio.h> removal
> now thanks to Dmitry's efforts, this is great.

I agree, Dmitry did a nice job on this to be happen eventually!

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko