Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: panel: Remove unused callback binding code

From: Geert Uytterhoeven

Date: Tue Jul 14 2026 - 03:11:26 EST


Hi Andy,

On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 at 13:28, Andy Shevchenko
<andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 12, 2026 at 09:07:11PM -0400, Miles Krause via B4 Relay wrote:
> > panel_bind_callback() has been compiled out with #if 0 since it was
> > introduced and has no callers. Remove the dead function to reduce
> > maintenance burden.
> >
> > No functional change.
>
> Pushed to my review and testing queue, thanks!

You forgot to fix the incorrectness in the patch description:

"FTR, that function was used until commit 630231776da4916e ("Staging:
panel: remove support for smartcards") in v2.6.29."

Thanks!

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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