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Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: remove obsolete check for __dev* section
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From:   Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To:     Dwaipayan Ray <dwaipayanray1@gmail.com>,
        Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>
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On Sat, 2021-07-17 at 22:27 +0530, Dwaipayan Ray wrote:
> This particular check was added by Joe in 2013 when the process for
> __dev* marker removal was in progress. If he has no objections to it,
> I can send in an updated patch.

I have no objections.
Removal of the unnecessary or obsolete is good.