linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: Remove sdm845-cheza boards

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Message-ID: <6220dea5-32e6-4ee3-ae83-96405362783e@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:28:09 +0200
From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konradybcio@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <andersson@...nel.org>, Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
        Conor Dooley
 <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
        cros-qcom-dts-watchers@...omium.org
Cc: Marijn Suijten <marijn.suijten@...ainline.org>,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Rob Clark <robin.clark@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: dts: qcom: Remove sdm845-cheza boards

On 7/15/25 3:45 PM, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 15/07/2025 15:26, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>> From: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
>>
>> Cheza was a prototype board, used mainly by the ChromeOS folks, whose
>> former efforts on making linux-arm-msm better we greatly appreciate.
>>
>> There are close to zero known-working devices at this point in time
>> (see the link below) and it was never productized.
>>
>> Remove it to ease maintenance burden.
>>
>> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-msm/5567e441-055d-443a-b117-ec16b53dc059@oss.qualcomm.com/
>> Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/Makefile            |    3 -
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-cheza-r1.dts |  238 -----
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-cheza-r2.dts |  238 -----
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-cheza-r3.dts |  174 ----
>>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/qcom/sdm845-cheza.dtsi   | 1330 --------------------------
>>  5 files changed, 1983 deletions(-)
> 
> What about compatible bindings? If this is the last user, it should be
> dropped as well (second patch).

My understanding was that bindings are generally good to stay..

That said, since there is quite literally no more devices and I don't
imagine Google randomly deciding to build another batch in 10 years,
I can submit a removal too, if you wish

Konrad