linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm/arm64: dts: renesas: Drop unused .dtsi

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Message-ID: <20251213062037.GA30577@pendragon.ideasonboard.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:20:37 +0900
From: Laurent Pinchart <laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com>
To: "Rob Herring (Arm)" <robh@...nel.org>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>,
	Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@...il.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk+dt@...nel.org>,
	Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>,
	linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Jacopo Mondi <jacopo.mondi@...asonboard.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm/arm64: dts: renesas: Drop unused .dtsi

Hi Rob,

CC'ing Jacopo.

On Fri, Dec 12, 2025 at 02:32:07PM -0600, Rob Herring (Arm) wrote:
> These .dtsi files are not included anywhere in the tree and can't be
> tested.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring (Arm) <robh@...nel.org>
> ---
>  .../renesas/gr-peach-audiocamerashield.dtsi   |  75 ----

Jacopo, any opinion on this ? Should it be conevrted to an overlay, or
dropped ?

>  .../dts/renesas/r8a77xx-aa121td01-panel.dtsi  |  39 --

I don't have access to this panel any more. I'm fine dropping this
.dtsi, it can always be resurrected and converted to an overlay if
someone needs it.

>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/gmsl-cameras.dtsi | 332 ------------------

This would be nice to turn into an overlay, but I'm not sure anyone
still cares.

>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m0.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m2.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m4.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m6.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m7.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m8.dtsi     |  17 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779mb.dtsi     |  12 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044c1.dtsi  |  25 --
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044l1.dtsi  |  18 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g054l1.dtsi  |  18 -
>  arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g047e37.dtsi |  18 -

I'll let Geert comment on this :-)

>  14 files changed, 614 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/renesas/gr-peach-audiocamerashield.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm/boot/dts/renesas/r8a77xx-aa121td01-panel.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/gmsl-cameras.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m0.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m2.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m4.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m6.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m7.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779m8.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r8a779mb.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044c1.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g044l1.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a07g054l1.dtsi
>  delete mode 100644 arch/arm64/boot/dts/renesas/r9a09g047e37.dtsi

-- 
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart