Re: [PATCH 7/8] staging: sm750fb: remove unused CURRENT_GATE, CRT_HWC, and DMA register definitions

[Dan Carpenter]

On Wed, Mar 04, 2026 at 12:24:28AM +0100, Gabriel Windlin wrote:
> The CURRENT_GATE_VGA, CURRENT_GATE_PWM, CURRENT_GATE_SSP, and
> CURRENT_GATE_ZVPORT bit field macros, the CRT_HWC hardware cursor
> register macros, the DMA_1_SOURCE, DMA_1_DESTINATION, and
> DMA_1_SIZE_CONTROL register macros, and the unused
> DMA_ABORT_INTERRUPT_ABORT_0, DMA_ABORT_INTERRUPT_INT_1, and
> DMA_ABORT_INTERRUPT_INT_0 bit field macros defined in ddk750_reg.h
> are not referenced anywhere in the driver. Remove them to reduce dead
> code as noted in the TODO file.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gabriel Windlin <gawindlin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/sm750fb/ddk750_reg.h | 41 ----------------------------

We always remove unused code, but I don't really understand the point
of removing these.  It's not like they hurt readability.  They function
as documentation.

regards,
dan carpenter