Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi Michael,
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 04:07:00PM +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
>> [ + Dmitry & linux-input ]
>>
>> Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> > This causes a build error with CONFIG_WALNUT because kb_cs and kb_data
>> > were removed in commit 917f0af9e5a9 ("powerpc: Remove arch/ppc and
>> > include/asm-ppc").
>> >
>> > ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: kb_cs
>> >> referenced by i8042-ppcio.h:28 (drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h:28)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >> referenced by i8042-ppcio.h:28 (drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h:28)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >> referenced by i8042-ppcio.h:28 (drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h:28)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >
>> > ld.lld: error: undefined symbol: kb_data
>> >> referenced by i8042.c:309 (drivers/input/serio/i8042.c:309)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >> referenced by i8042-ppcio.h:33 (drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h:33)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >> referenced by i8042.c:319 (drivers/input/serio/i8042.c:319)
>> >> input/serio/i8042.o:(__i8042_command) in archive drivers/built-in.a
>> >> referenced 15 more times
>> >
>> > Presumably since nobody has noticed this for the last 12 years, there is
>> > not anyone actually trying to use this driver so we can just remove this
>> > special walnut code and use the generic header so it builds for all
>> > configurations.
>> >
>> > Fixes: 917f0af9e5a9 ("powerpc: Remove arch/ppc and include/asm-ppc")
>> > Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > Signed-off-by: Nathan Chancellor <natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h | 57 -------------------------------
>> > drivers/input/serio/i8042.h | 2 --
>> > 2 files changed, 59 deletions(-)
>> > delete mode 100644 drivers/input/serio/i8042-ppcio.h
>>
>> This LGTM.
>>
>> Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (powerpc)
>>
>> I assumed drivers/input/serio would be pretty quiet, but there's
>> actually some commits to it in linux-next. So perhaps this should go via
>> the input tree.
>>
>> Dmitry do you want to take this, or should I take it via powerpc?
>>
>> Original patch is here:
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200518181043.3363953-1-natechancellor@xxxxxxxxx
>
> I'm fine with you taking it through powerpc.
>
> Acked-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
Thanks.
> Also, while I have your attention ;), could you please ack or take
> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20191002214854.GA114387@dtor-ws/ as I
> believe this is the last user or input_polled_dev API and I would like
> to drop it from the tree.
Ooof. Sorry, you are very patient :)
I have put it in my next-test.
In future feel free to send me mail off-list, or ping me on irc, if I
haven't picked something up after several months!
cheers
