Re: MaxLinear, please maintain your drivers was Re: [PATCH] leds: lgm: fix gpiolib dependency

[Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>]

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Hi!

> > > I'd like people from Intel to contact me. There's more to fix there,
> > > and AFAICT original author went away.
> > 
> > The following message to <mallikarjunax.reddy@linux.intel.com> was
> > undeliverable.
> 
> > <mallikarjunax.reddy@linux.intel.com>: Recipient
> > +address rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table'
> 
> > commit c3987cd2bca34ddfec69027acedb2fae5ffcf7a0
> > Author: Amireddy Mallikarjuna reddy <mallikarjunax.reddy@linux.intel.com>
> 
> I asked around, and got told Mallikarjuna has been "sold" to MaxLinear,
> together with the rest of the Connected Home Division.  So he most likely
> still works on this stuff, just under a different banner.
> 
> > If someone knows how to contact the author, that would be welcome.
> 
> Alas, no idea about his MaxLinear address.

Thanks for the effort. Anyway, I suspect I'll just do this:

BR,
								Pavel

diff --git a/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
index 6dedc58c47b3..79493f21d365 100644
--- a/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
@@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
-menuconfig LEDS_BLINK
-	bool "LED Blink support"
-	depends on LEDS_CLASS
-	help
-	  This option enables blink support for the leds class.
-	  If unsure, say Y.
-
-if LEDS_BLINK
-
 config LEDS_BLINK_LGM
 	tristate "LED support for Intel LGM SoC series"
+	depends on BROKEN
 	depends on GPIOLIB
 	depends on LEDS_CLASS
 	depends on MFD_SYSCON
@@ -17,5 +9,3 @@ config LEDS_BLINK_LGM
 	  Parallel to serial conversion, which is also called SSO controller,
 	  can drive external shift register for LED outputs.
 	  This enables LED support for Serial Shift Output controller(SSO).
-
-endif # LEDS_BLINK


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