[PATCH] Input: misc: gpio_tilt: Delete driver

[Dmitry Torokhov]

On Wed, Dec 27, 2017 at 02:51:45PM +0100, Heiko Stuebner wrote:
> Hi Linus,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, 27. Dezember 2017, 13:15:47 CET schrieb Linus Walleij:
> > This driver was merged in 2011 as a tool for detecting the orientation
> > of a screen. The device driver assumes board file setup using the
> > platform data from <linux/input/gpio_tilt.h>. But no boards in the
> > kernel tree defines this platform data.
> > 
> > As I am faced with refactoring drivers to use GPIO descriptors and
> > pass decriptor tables from boards, or use the device tree device
> > drivers like these creates a serious problem: I cannot fix them and
> > cannot test them, not even compile-test them with a system actually
> > using it (no in-tree boardfile).
> > 
> > I suggest to delete this driver and rewrite it using device tree if
> > it is still in use on actively maintained systems.
> > 
> > I can also offer to rewrite it out of the blue using device tree if
> > someone promise to test it and help me iterate it.
> > 
> > Cc: Heiko Stübner <heiko at sntech.de>
> > Signed-off-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>
> > ---
> > Heiko: not meaning to be militant here, just contain the situation,
> > as stated: if you like the driver and can test it, I can reimplement
> > it from scratch using device tree.
> 
> It seems that piece of hardware (gpio-connected orientation-sensors)
> was really only used in the one s3c24xx-based device I hacked on in 2011.
> 
> I somehow lost focus from trying to do the s3c24xx devicetree migration
> when I started hacking on Rockchip stuff, so while I do have the devices
> still around, I don't think I'll find the time and energy trying to get a
> recent kernel to run on them anyway, so I'm fine with dropping the driver.
> It's simple enough to get reintroduced if someone really finds a device
> using it or time to redo the ereader support using devicetree.
> 
> So long story short
> Acked-by: Heiko Stuebner <heiko at sntech.de>

Applied, thank you.

-- 
Dmitry