Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] rsk7203: switch to using static device property, drop legacy gpio API

[Andy Shevchenko]

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 07:14:48AM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> On Fri, 2026-07-10 at 21:05 +0200, Linus Walleij wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 7, 2026 at 7:08 AM Dmitry Torokhov
> > <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > Gentle ping on this series... It still applies cleanly and we need this
> > > to be able top drop legacy gpio interfaces from gpio-keys (and
> > > eventually from the kernel).
> > 
> > I lost my patience and queued it to the pinctrl tree on an immutable
> > branch:
> > https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linusw/linux-pinctrl.git/log/?h=ib-rsk7204
> > 
> > Then I merged this for v7.3.
> 
> I'm sorry, but I wasn't aware that this was an urgent patch.

We are at the finish line of getting rid of legacy GPIO approach that was
marked as a such like a decade ago. It's not that it's really hurry, but
this particular series prevents Dmitry to finish his part what he maintains.

> I'm doing this as a hobbyist and I'm working on my own pace as I cannot
> always spend time working on kernel maintenance.

Right, this is fine, the problem is that we are not working independently on a
project, there are areas where it's possible, but in many cases one's work may
be crucial for the other's...

> I'm usually collecting patches from patchwork [1] for review and then merge
> them in batches if they're fine.
> 
> What I don't understand, why did you choose to use an immutable tree? Is there
> really a need for such an escalation? I find that a bit rude.

...that's why it's good to have it being moved forward. And having an immutable
branch is actually *to help* you, and not the opposite. Now you can simply pull
that branch into your tree as a whole.

> The v2 patch series was sent first in May, so I didn't think this was already
> a long time.

Pace of the Linux kernel development is 1 week with the release every ~9th week
(with a gap ~3-4 weeks due to end of cycle and merge window). Currently is the
first third of July, so... make conclusion yourself.

> > [1] https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-sh/list/

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko