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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 14:54:56 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
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        Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/32] usb: typec: tcpm: tcpm: Remove dangling unused
 'struct tcpm_altmode_ops'
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On Tue, 14 Jul 2020, Hans de Goede wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> On 7/6/20 4:20 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > On Mon, 06 Jul 2020, Hans de Goede wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > On 7/6/20 3:33 PM, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > > Looks as though a079973f462a3 ("usb: typec: tcpm: Remove tcpc_config
> > > > configuration mechanism") pulled out the only use of 'tcpm_altmode_ops'
> > > > last year.  No need to keep it around.
> > > > 
> > > > Fixes the following W=1 kernel build warning(s):
> > > > 
> > > >    drivers/usb/typec/tcpm/tcpm.c:1551:39: warning: ‘tcpm_altmode_ops’ defined but not used [-Wunused-const-variable=]
> > > >    1551 | static const struct typec_altmode_ops tcpm_altmode_ops = {
> > > >    | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > > > 
> > > > Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> > > > Cc: Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@linux.intel.com>
> > > > Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> > > 
> > > This is necessary for adding Display port over Type-C support
> > > on devices using the tcpm code, rather then firmware, to do
> > > the Type-C alt-mode negotiation.
> > > 
> > > I have a local patch in my tree which adds support for this.
> > > 
> > > But Heikki did not like my approach, so that patch
> > > (which needs the bits you are removing) never landed
> > > upstream:
> > > 
> > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11199517/
> > > 
> > > Which is somewhat old now.
> > 
> > Yes, that's a just a little old now.
> > 
> > If it drags on for much longer, perhaps consider taking it out for the
> > time being and adding it back when you start to make use of it again?
> 
> Ok, I've just submitted a reworked patch-series upstream which
> actually uses this code. So please drop this patch from your
> patch-set.

No problem.

Thanks Hans.

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