From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org Received: from bombadil.infradead.org (bombadil.infradead.org [198.137.202.133]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1B009D3EE75 for ; Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:04:11 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=lists.infradead.org; s=bombadil.20210309; h=Sender:List-Subscribe:List-Help :List-Post:List-Archive:List-Unsubscribe:List-Id:In-Reply-To:Content-Type: MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date:Reply-To: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date: Resent-From:Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Owner; bh=GAppg2QWAuEvwN5A3xFiGeSUqLA24Ui93MBT+hKcEeo=; b=XwtnWMM0G2GrjhJI0B9GplQZax g56p34nS6uZ6ig5Nrr1jIbxTcj9yIeeV4vtu3xpBMpQ6J1MntE8iQqMBcQ0p1+vFNl9gz18149MjM JPHC2FGf5kR3ik+qb21CGPRmejBXaKSh/q71v7IIPX5fSWXLvl7x3XCpl4pOTqubm112TOPzT6m1h mMhDiy65Jt8DzE7q4EI/FuYwuApUegGpCFEWi/gp+0Ee2LDKMPkujTokoheLaNOSoSLLO2yqmC/7W BGRpxNu6CYtZ41BSwvkWRpTar/XzgJGDK+C7GMlYCBfHORcNuhDV1hW9LE9Q+49fpXg3tGvzVYbsO ojLnui9w==; Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=bombadil.infradead.org) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.98.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1viwE8-00000007IAE-2bNg; Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:04:04 +0000 Received: from mgamail.intel.com ([192.198.163.17]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.98.2 #2 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1viwE6-00000007I9V-2YL7 for linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org; Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:04:03 +0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=intel.com; i=@intel.com; q=dns/txt; s=Intel; t=1769094243; x=1800630243; h=date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references: mime-version:in-reply-to; bh=28p2vVGccZIm3pnrzlf3VCf9R7Ryv+4T3kD1Z6HKlzI=; b=dY2bsR7gi3HgmWzAd+Y+K9Z4U9z4rJHbrjVPlPPATkDpn57W5dkfG3/5 NuMiFXT4PsRzCqgQZ5RKCGzRGf1ScDqpmDLwnQiPDnS1dTova+gCI9rah tbfUIROuwZOcZGcH+EmnnDa4sWEOZhjwXzDDeQQVy0U7qi90YSCPpmY8R I6MKqwiPjbRMtV//LRPL159gquPvourS8YAvNOq+nPzywUaRIOObZFdaV /PJsIsk1BjGQ3b/TJ7i8VG0oAtGHCIykY6QFAW7a/ZUxzmblaN9jkt0Rs 0cqRenbkJabMPgVGVu2xgAfBppRVNFYfJi+AcOp6uk1yMbTy69GOsY5Ef A==; X-CSE-ConnectionGUID: EgLomy3cTIefzkWuPBfBAA== X-CSE-MsgGUID: HxBc62bGTVqyewHW7Wot1Q== X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="6800,10657,11679"; a="70237091" X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.21,246,1763452800"; d="scan'208";a="70237091" Received: from fmviesa006.fm.intel.com ([10.60.135.146]) by fmvoesa111.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 22 Jan 2026 07:04:00 -0800 X-CSE-ConnectionGUID: vtsLTx2NQsmzBOtSMuLquw== X-CSE-MsgGUID: nVWxHgAmQvS0eXsrQtQj7Q== X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="6.21,246,1763452800"; d="scan'208";a="206659868" Received: from smoticic-mobl1.ger.corp.intel.com (HELO localhost) ([10.245.245.225]) by fmviesa006-auth.fm.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 22 Jan 2026 07:03:57 -0800 Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:03:54 +0200 From: Andy Shevchenko To: "Peng Fan (OSS)" Cc: Jaroslav Kysela , Takashi Iwai , Liam Girdwood , Mark Brown , Linus Walleij , Bartosz Golaszewski , Daniel Mack , Haojian Zhuang , Robert Jarzmik , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-sound@vger.kernel.org, linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, Peng Fan Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] ASoC: codec: Remove ak4641 Message-ID: References: <20260122-sound-cleanup-v1-0-0a91901609b8@nxp.com> <20260122-sound-cleanup-v1-1-0a91901609b8@nxp.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20260122-sound-cleanup-v1-1-0a91901609b8@nxp.com> Organization: Intel Finland Oy - BIC 0357606-4 - c/o Alberga Business Park, 6 krs, Bertel Jungin Aukio 5, 02600 Espoo X-CRM114-Version: 20100106-BlameMichelson ( TRE 0.8.0 (BSD) ) MR-646709E3 X-CRM114-CacheID: sfid-20260122_070402_657849_E1D7A7FF X-CRM114-Status: GOOD ( 10.85 ) X-BeenThere: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: "linux-arm-kernel" Errors-To: linux-arm-kernel-bounces+linux-arm-kernel=archiver.kernel.org@lists.infradead.org On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 08:44:57PM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote: > Since commit d6df7df7ae5a0 ("ARM: pxa: remove unused board files"), there > has been no in-tree user of the AK4641 codec driver. The last user > (HP iPAQ hx4700) was a non-DT PXA board file that instantiated the device > via I2C board data; that code was removed as part of the PXA board-file > purge. > > The AK4641 driver was introduced ~2011 and still probes only via the I2C > device-ID table ('.id_table'), without an 'of_match_table', so there are > no upstream Devicetree users to retain. With no in-tree users left, remove > the driver. Yep, and if needed they may resurrect it, clean up and resubmit using proper (modern) APIs. Acked-by: Andy Shevchenko -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko