Re: [PATCH 0/4] ARM: sa1100: convert gpio-keys to software nodes

"Arnd Bergmann" <[email protected]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 10:14:52 +0200
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.soc,org.infradead.lists.linux-arm-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-gpio,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, Jul 7, 2026, at 10:08, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
> On Tue, 7 Jul 2026 05:13:59 +0200, Dmitry Torokhov
> <[email protected]> said:
>> This patch series converts StrongARM SA-1100 evaluation and handheld
>> boards (Assabet, Collie, and HP iPAQ H3xxx) from legacy platform data
>> (struct gpio_keys_platform_data) to static software nodes and device
>> properties.
>>
>> The first patch registers a shared software node for the SA-1100 SoC
>> GPIO controller in drivers/gpio/gpio-sa1100.c, attaching its firmware
>> node directly to the GPIO chip prior to registration. The subsequent
>> patches convert the board setup files to define static software nodes
>> referencing the SoC GPIO controller directly, allowing pin bindings to
>> be resolved via the attached firmware node without relying on name
>> matching.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>

> Will this board not die?

I have proposed removing almost all remaining non-DT board files
including this one after the next LTS kernel, i.e. in the
7.4 merge window, see

https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/

       Arnd