[PATCH v2 15/23] ti: Drop panda board

[Tom Rini]

On Sun, Jun 14, 2020 at 12:15:59AM +0100, Peter Robinson wrote:
> >> > > > > > DM, DM_SPI and other driver model migration deadlines
> >> > > > > > are expired for this board.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Drop it.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Cc: Lokesh Vutla <lokeshvutla at ti.com>
> >> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jagan Teki <jagan at amarulasolutions.com>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Please hold this patch. I see patches in ML for converting to DM
> >> > > > > https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/uboot/list/?series=180809
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Please note that this patch didn't have DM_SPI/SPI_FLASH enabled, if
> >> > > > so please add it next version?
> >> > >
> >> > > The panda board doesn't have SPI flash why does it need to be enabled?
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> > Haha.. then why the defconfig has
> >> >
> >> > CONFIG_SPI=y
> >> > CONFIG_OMAP3_SPI=y
> >>
> >> SPI flash no, SPI exposed on the header?  Probably so.
> >
> >
> > Well, in either way SPI driver required so I would like see DM_SPI enabled on that new patch.
> 
> No, it's not required, it's a custom option for bootm needing either a
> custom DT or an overlay. Having SPI enabled only bloats the build
> while not providing any useful functionality by default.

Does enabling SPI so that you can twiddle stuff on a Pi bloat it?  No,
because sometimes you want an easy interface.  Same thing here.  That
said, it's up to the maintainer of the platform which way they care to
go here since Pandaboards aren't all that popular anymore.

-- 
Tom
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