Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:06:22 +0100 | From | "Arnd Bergmann" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 11/22] mtd/nand: remove sh_flctl |
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On Fri, Jan 13, 2023, at 09:30, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 7:24 AM Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> wrote: >> Now that arch/sh is removed this driver is dead code. > > FTR, this hardware block is also present on the ARM-based > SH-Mobile AG5 and R-Mobile A1 SoCs. > Again, no DT support.
I would generally consider drivers dead when they have no DT support and no platform in the upstream kernel registering the corresponding device.
If anyone still uses this driver on SH-Mobile or R-Mobile, they have clearly given up on upstreaming their patches by now, and they can carry the burden of maintaining the driver out of tree, or re-submit a working version.
Arnd
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