linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] slimbus: qcom: remove unused qcom controller driver

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Message-ID: <8b3abd1a-4246-485c-9f2b-63ee37ef808c@oss.qualcomm.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 12:25:12 +0100
From: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@....qualcomm.com>
To: Dmitry Baryshkov <dmitry.baryshkov@....qualcomm.com>,
        Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@....qualcomm.com>
Cc: srini@...nel.org, robh@...nel.org, krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-sound@...r.kernel.org,
        devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] slimbus: qcom: remove unused qcom controller driver

On 7/24/25 3:24 PM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2025 at 03:31:50PM +0200, Konrad Dybcio wrote:
>> On 7/24/25 3:28 PM, srinivas.kandagatla@....qualcomm.com wrote:
>>> From: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@....qualcomm.com>
>>>
>>> Qcom Slimbus controller driver is totally unused and dead code, there is
>>> no point in keeping this driver in the kernel without users.
>>>
>>> This patch removes the driver along with device tree bindings.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Srinivas Kandagatla <srinivas.kandagatla@....qualcomm.com>
>>> ---
>>
>> I *thiiink* this is apq806x code, with 8974 adopting the new hw.
>>
>> +Dmitry, does you computer history museum require this driver?
> 
> I never had time to try enabling audio on IFC6410 nor Nexus 7. But if
> the driver would be actually useable there, I'd prefer to keep it.
TBH, I have never verified this in full audio use case in any of the
qcom platforms. This driver has been unused since it was originally
added in 2017. AFAIU, no one is using this lets remove this now, Am
happy to take it back if someone has managed to test this.

--srini
>