Re: [PATCH] video: fbdev:via: Remove dead code

From: Souptick Joarder
Date: Mon Aug 12 2019 - 08:07:50 EST


On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 2:11 PM Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:59 AM Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > This is dead code since 3.15. If there is no plan to use
> > it further, this can be removed forever.
> >
>
> Any comment on this patch ?

Any comment on this patch ?

>
> > Signed-off-by: Souptick Joarder <jrdr.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/video/fbdev/via/via-core.c | 43 --------------------------------------
> > 1 file changed, 43 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via-core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via-core.c
> > index e2b2062..ffa2ca2 100644
> > --- a/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via-core.c
> > +++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/via/via-core.c
> > @@ -221,49 +221,6 @@ void viafb_release_dma(void)
> > }
> > EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(viafb_release_dma);
> >
> > -
> > -#if 0
> > -/*
> > - * Copy a single buffer from FB memory, synchronously. This code works
> > - * but is not currently used.
> > - */
> > -void viafb_dma_copy_out(unsigned int offset, dma_addr_t paddr, int len)
> > -{
> > - unsigned long flags;
> > - int csr;
> > -
> > - mutex_lock(&viafb_dma_lock);
> > - init_completion(&viafb_dma_completion);
> > - /*
> > - * Program the controller.
> > - */
> > - spin_lock_irqsave(&global_dev.reg_lock, flags);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_CSR0, VDMA_C_ENABLE|VDMA_C_DONE);
> > - /* Enable ints; must happen after CSR0 write! */
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_MR0, VDMA_MR_TDIE);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_MARL0, (int) (paddr & 0xfffffff0));
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_MARH0, (int) ((paddr >> 28) & 0xfff));
> > - /* Data sheet suggests DAR0 should be <<4, but it lies */
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_DAR0, offset);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_DQWCR0, len >> 4);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_TMR0, 0);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_DPRL0, 0);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_DPRH0, 0);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_PMR0, 0);
> > - csr = viafb_mmio_read(VDMA_CSR0);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_CSR0, VDMA_C_ENABLE|VDMA_C_START);
> > - spin_unlock_irqrestore(&global_dev.reg_lock, flags);
> > - /*
> > - * Now we just wait until the interrupt handler says
> > - * we're done.
> > - */
> > - wait_for_completion_interruptible(&viafb_dma_completion);
> > - viafb_mmio_write(VDMA_MR0, 0); /* Reset int enable */
> > - mutex_unlock(&viafb_dma_lock);
> > -}
> > -EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(viafb_dma_copy_out);
> > -#endif
> > -
> > /*
> > * Do a scatter/gather DMA copy from FB memory. You must have done
> > * a successful call to viafb_request_dma() first.
> > --
> > 1.9.1
> >