# Re: \[PATCH 0/6\] remove deprecated i2c\_new\_device API

- From: Emil Velikov \<hidden\>
- Date: 2020-06-16 14:09:48 
- List: linux-fbdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2020/06/6000752
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-i2c/2020/06/5998957/t.md

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Hi all,

On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 at 13:12, Daniel Vetter [ref] wrote:
>
> On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 09:58:09AM +0200, Wolfram Sang wrote:
> > I want to remove the above API this cycle, and just a few patches have
> > not made it into 5.8-rc1. They have been reviewed and most had been
> > promised to get into linux-next, but well, things happen. So, I hope it
> > is okay for everyone to collect them like this and push them via I2C for
> > 5.8-rc2.
>
> for the drm side of things:
>
> Acked-by: Daniel Vetter <redacted>
> >
> > One minor exception is the media documentation patch which I simply have
> > missed so far, but it is trivial.
> >
> > And then, finally, there is the removal of the old API as the final
> > patch. Phew, that's been a long ride.
> >
> > I am open for comments, of course.
> >
> > Happy hacking,
> >
> >    Wolfram
> >
> >
> > Wolfram Sang (6):
> >   drm: encoder_slave: fix refcouting error for modules
> >   drm: encoder_slave: use new I2C API

The first two are in drm-misc-next and are to be expected with the 5.9
merge window. As long as that doesn't cause major nuisance proceed as
you prefer.

-Emil
```