[PATCH 4/5] mfd: remove obsolete ti-ssp driver

[lee.jones@linaro.org (Lee Jones)]

> > > The tnetv107x platform is getting removed, so this driver
> > > is not needed any more.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> > > Cc: Samuel Ortiz <sameo@linux.intel.com>
> > > Cc: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/mfd/Kconfig  |  11 --
> > >  drivers/mfd/Makefile |   1 -
> > >  drivers/mfd/ti-ssp.c | 465 ---------------------------------------------------
> > >  3 files changed, 477 deletions(-)
> > >  delete mode 100644 drivers/mfd/ti-ssp.c
> > 
> > Applied, thanks.
> 
> This makes me wonder whether you apply any patch you receive via email,
> or whether you read the covering email first.

I did (miss-)read the cover letter first.

> Arnd's 0/5 email said:
> 
> 	However, I'm looking for an Ack from
> 	Cyril Chemparathy and Sekhar Nori first, to be sure we
> 	won't need this code in the future.

I read this to mean "looking for an Ack from Cyril and Sekhar for
patches which are due to go in via a different tree (ARM-SoC?)".

My apologies for misreading. Patch removed from MFD -next until I get
a further nod.

> This is exactly the reason why I'd now recommend that if people want to
> send out patches which they don't intend maintainers to take, that they
> use "[PATCH RFC" in the subject _and_ they make sure that the patch can't
> be trivially applied.  That means maintainers have to (a) not notice the
> RFC in the subject, and _then_ they have to intentionally fix the patch
> before applying.  Both taken together will be sufficient deterrent for
> this kind of mistake happening.

-- 
Lee Jones
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