Re: [PATCH v2 0/6] Remove use of i2c_match_id in RTC

[Alexandre Belloni]

On 06/03/2026 09:01:00-0600, Andrew Davis wrote:
> On 3/5/26 5:07 PM, Alexandre Belloni wrote:
> > On 05/03/2026 13:35:39-0600, Andrew Davis wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > > 
> > > RTC subsystem is one of the last still using i2c_match_id().
> > > This is a v2 but nothing is changed from last time. If I'm
> > > not sending this to the right folks let me know.
> > 
> > Do you mean that you intend to remove i2c_match_id from the kernel?
> > 
> 
> Yes, once I remove all users in the various subsystems (like RTC),
> I'll remove it from the I2C headers.
> 
> It should be replaced with functions like i2c_get_match_data()
> for reasons given in the commit messages.

Ok, this should have been made clear in the original cover letter, the
series would have looked a bit less like unnecessary churn.

> 
> Andrew
> 
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Andrew
> > > 
> > > Andrew Davis (6):
> > >    rtc: abx80x: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > >    rtc: m41t80: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > >    rtc: pcf2127: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > >    rtc: rs5c372: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > >    rtc: rv8803: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > >    rtc: rx8025: Remove use of i2c_match_id()
> > > 
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-abx80x.c  |  3 +--
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-m41t80.c  |  8 +-------
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-pcf2127.c | 23 +++++++----------------
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-rs5c372.c |  7 +------
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-rv8803.c  |  8 +-------
> > >   drivers/rtc/rtc-rx8025.c  |  4 +---
> > >   6 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > -- 
> > > 2.39.2
> > > 
> > 
> 

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