| Message ID | 20240122-topic-qdf_cleanup_pinctrl-v1-0-0c619ea25091@linaro.org |
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| Series | Remove QDF2xxx pinctrl drivers | expand |
On 1/22/24 20:23, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 at 20:44, Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@quicinc.com> wrote: >> >> On 1/22/2024 10:56 AM, Dmitry Baryshkov wrote: >>> On Mon, 22 Jan 2024 at 19:43, Jeffrey Hugo <quic_jhugo@quicinc.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 1/22/2024 4:57 AM, Konrad Dybcio wrote: >>>>> The SoC line was never productized, remove the maintenance burden. >>>>> >>>>> Compile-tested only. >>>>> >>>>> Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@linaro.org> >>>>> --- >>>>> Konrad Dybcio (2): >>>>> pinctrl: qcom: Remove QDF2xxx support >>>>> arm64: defconfig: Remove QDF24XX pinctrl >>>>> >>>>> arch/arm64/configs/defconfig | 1 - >>>>> drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig.msm | 7 -- >>>>> drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Makefile | 1 - >>>>> drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-qdf2xxx.c | 164 --------------------------------- >>>>> 4 files changed, 173 deletions(-) >>>>> --- >>>>> base-commit: 319fbd8fc6d339e0a1c7b067eed870c518a13a02 >>>>> change-id: 20240122-topic-qdf_cleanup_pinctrl-98e17cdb375b >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>> >>>> NACK. >>>> >>>> This was productized, there are some out in the wild, and the platform >>>> is still in (limited) use. >>>> >>>> I'd like to see support hang around for a few more years yet. >>> >>> The problem is that... its support is pretty strange. I can see >>> pinctrl, ethernet and quirks for the platform in GIC-ITS and PL011 >>> drivers. Is this enough to get the platform into the useful state? I >>> can imagine that "QCOM2430" ACPI handle was used for USB hosts on that >>> platform, but I don't remember when we last tested DWC3 with the ACPI. >>> >>> So, all this boils down to the question whether mainline (or something >>> close by, LTS for example) is actually used and tested on these >>> devices? >> >> Its an ACPI system, so you won't see all of the fun DTisms of a MSM chip. >> >> The platform was fully functional upstream, and had an Ubuntu >> certification. I run Ubuntu on the two that I have in my office. I >> haven't strictly checked out mainline in a while, but I could. I still >> have access to the documentation. >> >> There is a small, but active set of users including myself. From what >> I've seen, they've been happy with things. > > Thanks for the information! It looks like it has a small but stable > user base. I think we should keep it, maybe ensuring that we are able > to test the kernel. Alright, please make sure it still boots etc. then! Konrad
The SoC line was never productized, remove the maintenance burden. Compile-tested only. Signed-off-by: Konrad Dybcio <konrad.dybcio@linaro.org> --- Konrad Dybcio (2): pinctrl: qcom: Remove QDF2xxx support arm64: defconfig: Remove QDF24XX pinctrl arch/arm64/configs/defconfig | 1 - drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Kconfig.msm | 7 -- drivers/pinctrl/qcom/Makefile | 1 - drivers/pinctrl/qcom/pinctrl-qdf2xxx.c | 164 --------------------------------- 4 files changed, 173 deletions(-) --- base-commit: 319fbd8fc6d339e0a1c7b067eed870c518a13a02 change-id: 20240122-topic-qdf_cleanup_pinctrl-98e17cdb375b Best regards,