Re: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)

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Subject: Re: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)
From: Wolfram Sang <wsa+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 20:57:09 +0200
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> i2c drivers (even if we have no support for it and all our customers
> have to use our firmware including UEFI ACPI tables). So it is

Because of the "custom firmware is needed and it is only ACPI" fact, I
think this is one of the rare cases where we can actually remove DT
support.

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References:
- [PATCH v5 0/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: bug fixes and new feature support
  - From: Asmaa Mnebhi
- [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree
  - From: Asmaa Mnebhi
- Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree
  - From: Krzysztof Kozlowski
- RE: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree
  - From: Asmaa Mnebhi
- How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)
  - From: Wolfram Sang
- Re: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)
  - From: Rob Herring
- RE: How to remove DT support from a driver? (was Re: [PATCH v5 8/8] i2c: i2c-mlxbf.c: Update binding devicetree)
  - From: Asmaa Mnebhi

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