From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Heiko Stuebner Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:07:41 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: remove unused auo_k190xfb drivers Message-Id: <3959140.hnfON7x99k@phil> List-Id: References: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> In-Reply-To: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org Am Freitag, 27. April 2018, 13:04:24 CEST schrieb Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz: > auo_k1900fb and auo_k1901fb drivers have been introduced six > years ago by following commits: >=20 > commit 2c8304d3125b ("video: auo_k190x: add code shared by controller dri= vers") > commit 96b1d500e028 ("video: auo_k190x: add driver for AUO-K1900 variant") > commit 53027cdf2a67 ("video: auo_k190x: add driver for AUO-K1901 variant") >=20 > They never had any in-kernel user so just remove them (since > they are platform drivers they need corresponding platform > devices to be registered by kernel and it has never happened). >=20 > Cc: Heiko St=FCbner > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz While I still hold the ereaders using these controllers in high regard as my first kernel hacking project, reality is that I don't think I'll ever continue on trying to mainline these and if later someone wants to resurrect these (very old now) devices, they'll probably need a drm- driver anyway. So for the removal Reviewed-by: Heiko Stuebner Heiko From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Heiko Stuebner Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: remove unused auo_k190xfb drivers Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:07:41 +0200 Message-ID: <3959140.hnfON7x99k@phil> References: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: Received: from gloria.sntech.de (gloria.sntech.de [95.129.55.99]) by gabe.freedesktop.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8DE886E93C for ; Fri, 27 Apr 2018 15:07:45 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: dri-devel-bounces@lists.freedesktop.org Sender: "dri-devel" To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org List-Id: dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org QW0gRnJlaXRhZywgMjcuIEFwcmlsIDIwMTgsIDEzOjA0OjI0IENFU1Qgc2NocmllYiBCYXJ0bG9t aWVqIFpvbG5pZXJraWV3aWN6Ogo+IGF1b19rMTkwMGZiIGFuZCBhdW9fazE5MDFmYiBkcml2ZXJz IGhhdmUgYmVlbiBpbnRyb2R1Y2VkIHNpeAo+IHllYXJzIGFnbyBieSBmb2xsb3dpbmcgY29tbWl0 czoKPiAKPiBjb21taXQgMmM4MzA0ZDMxMjViICgidmlkZW86IGF1b19rMTkweDogYWRkIGNvZGUg c2hhcmVkIGJ5IGNvbnRyb2xsZXIgZHJpdmVycyIpCj4gY29tbWl0IDk2YjFkNTAwZTAyOCAoInZp ZGVvOiBhdW9fazE5MHg6IGFkZCBkcml2ZXIgZm9yIEFVTy1LMTkwMCB2YXJpYW50IikKPiBjb21t aXQgNTMwMjdjZGYyYTY3ICgidmlkZW86IGF1b19rMTkweDogYWRkIGRyaXZlciBmb3IgQVVPLUsx OTAxIHZhcmlhbnQiKQo+IAo+IFRoZXkgbmV2ZXIgaGFkIGFueSBpbi1rZXJuZWwgdXNlciBzbyBq dXN0IHJlbW92ZSB0aGVtIChzaW5jZQo+IHRoZXkgYXJlIHBsYXRmb3JtIGRyaXZlcnMgdGhleSBu ZWVkIGNvcnJlc3BvbmRpbmcgcGxhdGZvcm0KPiBkZXZpY2VzIHRvIGJlIHJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgYnkg a2VybmVsIGFuZCBpdCBoYXMgbmV2ZXIgaGFwcGVuZWQpLgo+IAo+IENjOiBIZWlrbyBTdMO8Ym5l ciA8aGVpa29Ac250ZWNoLmRlPgo+IFNpZ25lZC1vZmYtYnk6IEJhcnRsb21pZWogWm9sbmllcmtp ZXdpY3ogPGIuem9sbmllcmtpZUBzYW1zdW5nLmNvbT4KCldoaWxlIEkgc3RpbGwgaG9sZCB0aGUg ZXJlYWRlcnMgdXNpbmcgdGhlc2UgY29udHJvbGxlcnMgaW4gaGlnaCByZWdhcmQKYXMgbXkgZmly c3Qga2VybmVsIGhhY2tpbmcgcHJvamVjdCwgcmVhbGl0eSBpcyB0aGF0IEkgZG9uJ3QgdGhpbmsg SSdsbApldmVyIGNvbnRpbnVlIG9uIHRyeWluZyB0byBtYWlubGluZSB0aGVzZSBhbmQgaWYgbGF0 ZXIgc29tZW9uZSB3YW50cwp0byByZXN1cnJlY3QgdGhlc2UgKHZlcnkgb2xkIG5vdykgZGV2aWNl cywgdGhleSdsbCBwcm9iYWJseSBuZWVkIGEgZHJtLQpkcml2ZXIgYW55d2F5LiBTbyBmb3IgdGhl IHJlbW92YWwKClJldmlld2VkLWJ5OiBIZWlrbyBTdHVlYm5lciA8aGVpa29Ac250ZWNoLmRlPgoK CkhlaWtvCl9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fCmRy aS1kZXZlbCBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKZHJpLWRldmVsQGxpc3RzLmZyZWVkZXNrdG9wLm9yZwpodHRw czovL2xpc3RzLmZyZWVkZXNrdG9wLm9yZy9tYWlsbWFuL2xpc3RpbmZvL2RyaS1kZXZlbAo= From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S933738AbeD0PHt convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:07:49 -0400 Received: from gloria.sntech.de ([95.129.55.99]:37004 "EHLO gloria.sntech.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933389AbeD0PHr (ORCPT ); Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:07:47 -0400 From: Heiko Stuebner To: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz Cc: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev: remove unused auo_k190xfb drivers Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2018 17:07:41 +0200 Message-ID: <3959140.hnfON7x99k@phil> In-Reply-To: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> References: <6386409.PTMV4p8OHo@amdc3058> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Am Freitag, 27. April 2018, 13:04:24 CEST schrieb Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz: > auo_k1900fb and auo_k1901fb drivers have been introduced six > years ago by following commits: > > commit 2c8304d3125b ("video: auo_k190x: add code shared by controller drivers") > commit 96b1d500e028 ("video: auo_k190x: add driver for AUO-K1900 variant") > commit 53027cdf2a67 ("video: auo_k190x: add driver for AUO-K1901 variant") > > They never had any in-kernel user so just remove them (since > they are platform drivers they need corresponding platform > devices to be registered by kernel and it has never happened). > > Cc: Heiko Stübner > Signed-off-by: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz While I still hold the ereaders using these controllers in high regard as my first kernel hacking project, reality is that I don't think I'll ever continue on trying to mainline these and if later someone wants to resurrect these (very old now) devices, they'll probably need a drm- driver anyway. So for the removal Reviewed-by: Heiko Stuebner Heiko