Re: MaxLinear, please maintain your drivers was Re: [PATCH] leds: lgm: fix gpiolib dependency

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 8:30 AM Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > > > I'd like people from Intel to contact me. There's more to fix there,
> > > > and AFAICT original author went away.
> > >
> > > The following message to <mallikarjunax.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> was
> > > undeliverable.
> >
> > > <mallikarjunax.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: Recipient
> > > +address rejected: User unknown in virtual mailbox table'
> >
> > > commit c3987cd2bca34ddfec69027acedb2fae5ffcf7a0
> > > Author: Amireddy Mallikarjuna reddy <mallikarjunax.reddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > I asked around, and got told Mallikarjuna has been "sold" to MaxLinear,
> > together with the rest of the Connected Home Division.  So he most likely
> > still works on this stuff, just under a different banner.
> >
> > > If someone knows how to contact the author, that would be welcome.
> >
> > Alas, no idea about his MaxLinear address.
>
> Thanks for the effort. Anyway, I suspect I'll just do this:

Maybe Hauke or John  (added both to cc) know who at MaxLinear is
responsible for maintaining the Lightning Mountain drivers now.

       Arnd

> diff --git a/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
> index 6dedc58c47b3..79493f21d365 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/leds/blink/Kconfig
> @@ -1,14 +1,6 @@
> -menuconfig LEDS_BLINK
> -       bool "LED Blink support"
> -       depends on LEDS_CLASS
> -       help
> -         This option enables blink support for the leds class.
> -         If unsure, say Y.
> -
> -if LEDS_BLINK
> -
>  config LEDS_BLINK_LGM
>         tristate "LED support for Intel LGM SoC series"
> +       depends on BROKEN
>         depends on GPIOLIB
>         depends on LEDS_CLASS
>         depends on MFD_SYSCON
> @@ -17,5 +9,3 @@ config LEDS_BLINK_LGM
>           Parallel to serial conversion, which is also called SSO controller,
>           can drive external shift register for LED outputs.
>           This enables LED support for Serial Shift Output controller(SSO).
> -
> -endif # LEDS_BLINK
>
>
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