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From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin@leica-geosystems.com>,
	linux@armlinux.org.uk, nicolas.ferre@microchip.com,
	alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com, ludovic.desroches@microchip.com,
	tony@atomide.com, mripard@kernel.org, wens@csie.org,
	jernej.skrabec@siol.net, thierry.reding@gmail.com,
	jonathanh@nvidia.com, catalin.marinas@arm.com, will@kernel.org,
	tsbogend@alpha.franken.de, James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com,
	deller@gmx.de, mpe@ellerman.id.au, benh@kernel.crashing.org,
	paulus@samba.org, lee.jones@linaro.org, emil.l.velikov@gmail.com,
	daniel.thompson@linaro.org, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org, linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:25:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201130202501.GA32878@kozik-lap> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201130191133.GA1565464@ravnborg.org>

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 08:11:33PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 03:21:32PM +0000, Andrey Zhizhikin wrote:
> > Since the removal of generic_bl driver from the source tree in commit
> > 7ecdea4a0226 ("backlight: generic_bl: Remove this driver as it is
> > unused") BACKLIGHT_GENERIC config option became obsolete as well and
> > therefore subject to clean-up from all configuration files.
> > 
> > This series introduces patches to address this removal, separated by
> > architectures in the kernel tree.
> > 
> > Andrey Zhizhikin (5):
> >   ARM: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   arm64: defconfig: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   MIPS: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   parisc: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   powerpc/configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> 
> For defconfigs I expect arch maintainers to do a make xxxdefconfig / make
> savedefconfig / cp defconfig ... run now and then - this will remove
> all such symbols.

savedefconfig can be tricky because of risk of loosing options:
1. it will remove options which became the default or became selected,
2. later when the default is changed or selecting option is removed, the
   first option from #1 will not be brought back.

This was already for example with DEBUG_FS and the conclusion that time
was - do not run savedefconfig automatically.

Therefore if some symbol(s) can be safely removed, patch is welcomed.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

> 
> If the patches goes in like they are submitted then:
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com, tony@atomide.com,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, thierry.reding@gmail.com,
	paulus@samba.org, lee.jones@linaro.org,
	daniel.thompson@linaro.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	deller@gmx.de, linux@armlinux.org.uk, jonathanh@nvidia.com,
	ludovic.desroches@microchip.com, catalin.marinas@arm.com,
	linux-mips@vger.kernel.org, will@kernel.org, mripard@kernel.org,
	Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin@leica-geosystems.com>,
	linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org, wens@csie.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, jernej.skrabec@siol.net,
	tsbogend@alpha.franken.de, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org,
	emil.l.velikov@gmail.com, nicolas.ferre@microchip.com,
	Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:25:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201130202501.GA32878@kozik-lap> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201130191133.GA1565464@ravnborg.org>

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 08:11:33PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 03:21:32PM +0000, Andrey Zhizhikin wrote:
> > Since the removal of generic_bl driver from the source tree in commit
> > 7ecdea4a0226 ("backlight: generic_bl: Remove this driver as it is
> > unused") BACKLIGHT_GENERIC config option became obsolete as well and
> > therefore subject to clean-up from all configuration files.
> > 
> > This series introduces patches to address this removal, separated by
> > architectures in the kernel tree.
> > 
> > Andrey Zhizhikin (5):
> >   ARM: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   arm64: defconfig: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   MIPS: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   parisc: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   powerpc/configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> 
> For defconfigs I expect arch maintainers to do a make xxxdefconfig / make
> savedefconfig / cp defconfig ... run now and then - this will remove
> all such symbols.

savedefconfig can be tricky because of risk of loosing options:
1. it will remove options which became the default or became selected,
2. later when the default is changed or selecting option is removed, the
   first option from #1 will not be brought back.

This was already for example with DEBUG_FS and the conclusion that time
was - do not run savedefconfig automatically.

Therefore if some symbol(s) can be safely removed, patch is welcomed.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

> 
> If the patches goes in like they are submitted then:
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
To: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
Cc: alexandre.belloni@bootlin.com, tony@atomide.com,
	benh@kernel.crashing.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	James.Bottomley@hansenpartnership.com, thierry.reding@gmail.com,
	paulus@samba.org, lee.jones@linaro.org,
	daniel.thompson@linaro.org, linux-omap@vger.kernel.org,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
	mpe@ellerman.id.au, deller@gmx.de, linux@armlinux.org.uk,
	jonathanh@nvidia.com, ludovic.desroches@microchip.com,
	catalin.marinas@arm.com, linux-mips@vger.kernel.org,
	will@kernel.org, mripard@kernel.org,
	Andrey Zhizhikin <andrey.zhizhikin@leica-geosystems.com>,
	linux-tegra@vger.kernel.org, wens@csie.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, jernej.skrabec@siol.net,
	tsbogend@alpha.franken.de, linux-parisc@vger.kernel.org,
	emil.l.velikov@gmail.com, Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>,
	linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:25:01 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201130202501.GA32878@kozik-lap> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201130191133.GA1565464@ravnborg.org>

On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 08:11:33PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 30, 2020 at 03:21:32PM +0000, Andrey Zhizhikin wrote:
> > Since the removal of generic_bl driver from the source tree in commit
> > 7ecdea4a0226 ("backlight: generic_bl: Remove this driver as it is
> > unused") BACKLIGHT_GENERIC config option became obsolete as well and
> > therefore subject to clean-up from all configuration files.
> > 
> > This series introduces patches to address this removal, separated by
> > architectures in the kernel tree.
> > 
> > Andrey Zhizhikin (5):
> >   ARM: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   arm64: defconfig: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   MIPS: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   parisc: configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> >   powerpc/configs: drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option
> 
> For defconfigs I expect arch maintainers to do a make xxxdefconfig / make
> savedefconfig / cp defconfig ... run now and then - this will remove
> all such symbols.

savedefconfig can be tricky because of risk of loosing options:
1. it will remove options which became the default or became selected,
2. later when the default is changed or selecting option is removed, the
   first option from #1 will not be brought back.

This was already for example with DEBUG_FS and the conclusion that time
was - do not run savedefconfig automatically.

Therefore if some symbol(s) can be safely removed, patch is welcomed.

Best regards,
Krzysztof

> 
> If the patches goes in like they are submitted then:
> Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2020-11-30 20:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 68+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-11-30 15:21 [PATCH 0/5] drop unused BACKLIGHT_GENERIC option Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21 ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21 ` [PATCH 1/5] ARM: configs: " Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21   ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:37   ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-11-30 15:37     ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-11-30 15:37     ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-11-30 18:52   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:52     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:52     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 19:50     ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-11-30 19:50       ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-11-30 19:50       ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-12-01 14:40       ` Catalin Marinas
2020-12-01 14:40         ` Catalin Marinas
2020-12-01 14:40         ` Catalin Marinas
2020-12-01 15:41         ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-12-01 15:41           ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-12-01 15:41           ` Alexandre Belloni
2020-12-01 15:50           ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 15:50             ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 15:50             ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 19:48             ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-12-01 19:48               ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-12-01 19:48               ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-12-01 20:44               ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 20:44                 ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 20:44                 ` Arnd Bergmann
2020-12-01 21:18             ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-12-01 21:18               ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-12-01 21:18               ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 15:21 ` [PATCH 2/5] arm64: defconfig: " Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21   ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 18:53   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 15:21 ` [PATCH 3/5] MIPS: configs: " Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21   ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 18:53   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 15:21 ` [PATCH 4/5] parisc: " Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21   ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 18:53   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 15:21 ` [PATCH 5/5] powerpc/configs: " Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 15:21   ` Andrey Zhizhikin
2020-11-30 18:53   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 18:53     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-12-01  0:46   ` Michael Ellerman
2020-12-01  0:46     ` Michael Ellerman
2020-11-30 19:11 ` [PATCH 0/5] " Sam Ravnborg
2020-11-30 19:11   ` Sam Ravnborg
2020-11-30 19:11   ` Sam Ravnborg
2020-11-30 19:56   ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-11-30 19:56     ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-11-30 19:56     ` ZHIZHIKIN Andrey
2020-11-30 20:25   ` Krzysztof Kozlowski [this message]
2020-11-30 20:25     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 20:25     ` Krzysztof Kozlowski
2020-11-30 21:16     ` Sam Ravnborg
2020-11-30 21:16       ` Sam Ravnborg
2020-11-30 21:16       ` Sam Ravnborg
2020-12-01 10:05 ` Daniel Thompson
2020-12-01 10:05   ` Daniel Thompson
2020-12-01 10:05   ` Daniel Thompson

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