[PATCH 1/2] staging: android: ion: Remove file ion_carveout_heap.c

[Nishka Dasgupta]

On 03/07/19 2:07 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 03, 2019 at 01:48:41PM +0530, Nishka Dasgupta wrote:
>> Remove file ion_carveout_heap.c as its functions and definitions are not
>> used anywhere.
>> Issue found with Coccinelle.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Nishka Dasgupta <nishkadg.linux at gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/staging/android/ion/Kconfig           |   9 --
>>   drivers/staging/android/ion/Makefile          |   1 -
>>   .../staging/android/ion/ion_carveout_heap.c   | 133 ------------------
> 
> I keep trying to do this, but others point out that the ion code is
> "going to be fixed up soon" and that people rely on this interface now.
> Well, "code outside of the kernel tree" relies on this, which is not ok,
> but the "soon" people keep insisting on it...
> 
> Odds are I should just delete all of ION, as there hasn't been any
> forward progress on it in a long time.

I'm sorry, I don't think I understand. Should I drop these patches from 
my tree then?

Thanking you,
Nishka

> Hopefully that wakes some people up...
> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h
>