Re: [PATCH v1 00/10] mfd, x86: remove msic driver and leftovers

[Lee Jones]

On Mon, 01 Feb 2021, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:

> On Mon, Feb 1, 2021 at 7:45 PM Andy Shevchenko
> <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 12:39:59PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 08:21:01AM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > On Mon, 25 Jan 2021, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > This is a second part of the Intel MID outdated platforms removal.
> > > > > First part is available as immutable branch [1]. The series has functional
> > > > > and build dependencies, so the mentioned branch should be used as a base
> > > > > for these changes.
> > > > >
> > > > > Note, that some of the drivers, that arch/x86 covers, seems never appeared
> > > > > in the upstream (like msic_ocd).
> > > >
> > > > What platforms stop working after this removal?
> > >
> > > Intel Moorstown, Medfield, Clovertrail.
> > >
> > > > Are you sure no-one is using them?
> > >
> > > Definitely.
> > >
> > > > I wouldn't be keen on breaking Janet's PC that she's been using daily
> > > > and keeping up-to-date since the 90's.
> > >
> > > They never were in PCs.
> > >
> > > All of them were supported by Android and Janet won't update her phone or even
> > > Android tablet for sure they never ever run any kind of Linux than Android.
> >
> > So, I hope you are satisfied and we may proceed with removal.
> 
> Speaking of which, the patches here are requisite for SFI support
> removal, so I'd like to route them through the ACPI tree if that's
> fine by all of the interested parties.

Shouldn't cause too much disruption.

Ack provided.

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