Re: [PATCH 00/15] ARM: shmobile: Remove legacy sh73a0/kzm9g and r8a7740/armadillo

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

Hi Linus,

On Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Linus Walleij
<linus.walleij@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven
> <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 5:41 AM, Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> wrote:
>>> [ CC Linus, Laurent, linux-gpio ]
>
>>>>   pinctrl: sh-pfc: sh73a0: Remove obsolete multi-platform check
>>>>   pinctrl: sh-pfc: Remove obsolete sh73a0 platform_device_id entry
>>>>   pinctrl: sh-pfc: r8a7740: Remove obsolete multi-platform check
>>>>   pinctrl: sh-pfc: Remove obsolete r8a7740 platform_device_id entry
>>>
>>> As the above patches are sh-pfc patches they would typically
>>> be steered through Linus's tree via Laurent. If they wish
>>> to take that path then I'm happy for this to be attached:
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@verge.net.au>
>>>
>>> FWIW the above path is the one that the removal of mackerel/sh7372 took.
>>>
>>> Alternatively, I am happy to take the above sh-pfc patches through
>>> my tree but I would like to do so with an Ack from at least Linus.
>>
>> I didn't CC Linus and linux-gpio at this stage yet, to prevent the pfc
>> patches from getting applied prematurely.
>> But things have gone more smoothly (esp. w.r.t. board staging) than expected,
>> which is always pleasant.
>
> I would prefer to take these four into the pin control tree when you
> consider them finished as there is obviously more PFC stuff coming
> for this next kernel cycle and I want to avoid collisions and keep
> things together. Will you send them to me separately?

OK, I will send them your way.

I think at this point we're quite sure the sh73a0/r8a7740 removal will hit v4.3.
This does mean sh73a0/r8a7740-legacy will be broken in pinctrl/for-next,
but we don't care, as the support is gone in -next anyway.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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