linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] Revert "dt-bindings: mmc: Add bindings for Intel Thunder Bay SoC"

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Date:   Thu, 9 Mar 2023 15:57:36 +0100
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>, rashmi.a@...el.com,
        ulf.hansson@...aro.org, michal.simek@...inx.com,
        linux-mmc@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        robh+dt@...nel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kishon@...com, vkoul@...nel.org,
        andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com, linux-phy@...ts.infradead.org,
        mgross@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     kris.pan@...ux.intel.com, mahesh.r.vaidya@...el.com,
        nandhini.srikandan@...el.com, vasavi.v.itha@...el.com,
        kenchappa.demakkanavar@...el.com, furong.zhou@...el.com,
        mallikarjunappa.sangannavar@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] Revert "dt-bindings: mmc: Add bindings for Intel
 Thunder Bay SoC"

On 09/03/2023 15:12, Adrian Hunter wrote:
> On 24/01/23 13:31, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>> On 24/01/2023 06:44, rashmi.a@...el.com wrote:
>>> From: "A, Rashmi" <rashmi.a@...el.com>
>>>
>>> This reverts commit ab991c05c42853f0b6110022db9bf30fcc6323dd.
>>
>> Please use scripts/get_maintainers.pl to get a list of necessary people
>> and lists to CC.  It might happen, that command when run on an older
>> kernel, gives you outdated entries.  Therefore please be sure you base
>> your patches on recent Linux kernel.
>>
>>>
>>> Revert Thunder Bay specific code as the product got cancelled
>>> and there are no end customers.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: A, Rashmi <rashmi.a@...el.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Hunter, Adrian <adrian.hunter@...el.com>wq
>>
>> Stray characters.
>>
>>> ---
>>>  .../devicetree/bindings/mmc/arasan,sdhci.yaml | 25 -------------------
>>>  1 file changed, 25 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/arasan,sdhci.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/arasan,sdhci.yaml
>>> index 4053de758db6..0d5d21dd30bb 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/arasan,sdhci.yaml
>>> +++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/mmc/arasan,sdhci.yaml
>>> @@ -88,12 +88,6 @@ properties:
>>>          description:
>>>            For this device it is strongly suggested to include
>>>            arasan,soc-ctl-syscon.
>>> -      - items:
>>> -          - const: intel,thunderbay-sdhci-5.1   # Intel Thunder Bay eMMC PHY
>>> -          - const: arasan,sdhci-5.1
>>
>> Instead should be made rather deprecated, unless you are sure there is
>> no single person in the world using the bindings (e.g. with BSD or
>> bootloader)?
> 
> I am sorry but this is not clear to me.  As I understand it,
> the hardware was never released, so the binding serves no
> purpose.  Should it be removed or "deprecated"?

Hm, commit msg said cancelled and I understood that it was released and
then got cancelled. But indeed maybe just remove it.

Best regards,
Krzysztof