linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] iio: remove unused struct fields across drivers

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Message-ID: <aYHDjUVQTSa4Oyrl@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2026 11:44:45 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
To: Antoniu Miclaus <antoniu.miclaus@...log.com>
Cc: Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Michael Hennerich <Michael.Hennerich@...log.com>,
	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
	David Lechner <dlechner@...libre.com>,
	Nuno Sá <nuno.sa@...log.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy@...nel.org>,
	Jagath Jog J <jagathjog1996@...il.com>,
	Subhajit Ghosh <subhajit.ghosh@...aklogic.com>,
	Matti Vaittinen <mazziesaccount@...il.com>,
	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...x.de>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Marcelo Schmitt <marcelo.schmitt1@...il.com>,
	Eugene Zaikonnikov <ez@...phonic.com>, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] iio: remove unused struct fields across drivers

On Mon, Feb 02, 2026 at 01:25:50PM +0200, Antoniu Miclaus wrote:
> This series removes unused struct fields found across various IIO
> drivers. These fields were either left over from previous refactoring,
> or were added during development but never actually used.
> 
> Removing them reduces memory footprint slightly and improves code
> clarity by eliminating dead struct members that could confuse future
> readers.
> 
> Each patch is independent and can be merged separately as they touch
> different drivers with no dependencies between them.

Assuming it applies cleanly and compiles,
Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...el.com>
and I see in some cases it gains space.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko