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ARM: dts: Remove "spidev" nodes

Message ID 20211217221232.3664417-1-robh@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Commit 8a3804c030e44335890bc9ca70cfa987488d9ec6
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Series ARM: dts: Remove "spidev" nodes | expand

Commit Message

Rob Herring (Arm) Dec. 17, 2021, 10:12 p.m. UTC
"spidev" is not a real device, but a Linux implementation detail. It has
never been documented either. The kernel has WARNed on the use of it for
over 6 years. Time to remove its usage from the tree.

Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
---
Arnd, Olof, Can you please apply this directly.

 arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts              | 18 ----------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts              |  6 ----
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts              | 36 -------------------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi             | 11 ------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi            | 12 -------
 .../boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi   | 12 -------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts           |  6 ----
 arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi           | 24 -------------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi          | 14 --------
 .../dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts  |  2 +-
 arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts           | 16 ---------
 arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts           | 16 ---------
 12 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 172 deletions(-)

Comments

Nicolas Ferre Dec. 18, 2021, 3:53 p.m. UTC | #1
On 17/12/2021 at 23:12, Rob Herring wrote:
> "spidev" is not a real device, but a Linux implementation detail. It has
> never been documented either. The kernel has WARNed on the use of it for
> over 6 years. Time to remove its usage from the tree.
> 
> Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
> ---
> Arnd, Olof, Can you please apply this directly.
> 
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts              | 18 ----------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts              |  6 ----

For at91:
Acked-by: Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@microchip.com>

Sorry for having re-introduced this use recently.

Best regards,
   Nicolas

>   arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts              | 36 -------------------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi             | 11 ------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi            | 12 -------
>   .../boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi   | 12 -------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts           |  6 ----
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi           | 24 -------------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi          | 14 --------
>   .../dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts  |  2 +-
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts           | 16 ---------
>   arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts           | 16 ---------
>   12 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 172 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
> index 5827383b181b..47a00062f01f 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
> @@ -147,12 +147,6 @@ uboot@8000 {
>                          reg = <0x8000 0x3E000>;
>                  };
>          };
> -
> -       spidev@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
> -               reg = <1>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &spi1 {
> @@ -160,18 +154,6 @@ &spi1 {
>          pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_spi1 &pinctrl_spi1_npcs0 &pinctrl_spi1_npcs1>;
>          cs-gpios = <&pioB 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>, <&pioC 5 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>, <0>, <0>;
>          status = "okay";
> -
> -       spidev@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
> -               reg = <0>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spidev@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
> -               reg = <1>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &usart0 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
> index a5e45bb95c04..89f0f717f7ed 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
> @@ -90,12 +90,6 @@ &i2c0 {
> 
>   &spi1 {
>          status = "okay";
> -
> -       spidev@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <8000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &usb0 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
> index 164254c28f8e..9e5651c7ea6b 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
> @@ -239,24 +239,6 @@ &gpio3 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW
>                  >;
>                  /* enable this and disable ssp3 below, if you need full duplex SPI transfer */
>                  status = "disabled";
> -
> -               spi@0 {
> -                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                       reg = <0>;
> -                       spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -               };
> -
> -               spi@1 {
> -                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                       reg = <1>;
> -                       spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -               };
> -
> -               spi@2 {
> -                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                       reg = <2>;
> -                       spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -               };
>          };
>   };
> 
> @@ -700,24 +682,6 @@ &ssp3 {
>          pinctrl-0 = <&spi3_pins_a>;
>          clock-frequency = <57600000>;
>          status = "okay";
> -
> -       spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spi@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <1>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spi@2 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <2>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &usb0 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
> index 7c9730f3f820..81c2726a328a 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
> @@ -192,17 +192,6 @@ &gpio2 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>                  &gpio3 19 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>          >;
> 
> -       spidev0: spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spidev1: spi@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <1>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &esdhc1 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
> index 362e65ccaa78..bcc5bbcce769 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
> @@ -259,18 +259,6 @@ &gpio2 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>                  &gpio3 19 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>          >;
>          status = "disabled";
> -
> -       spidev0: spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spidev1: spi@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <1>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &fec {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
> index 935a77d717a6..18cac19aa9b0 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
> @@ -114,18 +114,6 @@ &ecspi4 {
>          pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi4>;
>          cs-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>, <&gpio4 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
>          status = "okay";
> -
> -       spidev0: spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <5000000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spidev1: spi@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <1>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <5000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &i2c1 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
> index d62015701d0a..c18390f238e1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
> @@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ &ecspi2 {
>          pinctrl-names = "default";
>          pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi2>;
>          status = "okay";
> -
> -       spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <1000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &fec1 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
> index 938a32ced88d..c485d058e079 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
> @@ -227,18 +227,6 @@ &gpio1 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>                          &gpio1 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>                  >;
>                  status = "disabled";
> -
> -               spi@0 {
> -                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                       reg = <0>;
> -                       spi-max-frequency = <660000>;
> -               };
> -
> -               spi@1 {
> -                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                       reg = <1>;
> -                       spi-max-frequency = <660000>;
> -               };
>          };
> 
>          sound {
> @@ -290,18 +278,6 @@ &gpio1 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>                  &gpio1 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
>          >;
>          status = "disabled";
> -
> -       spidev0: spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <60000000>;
> -       };
> -
> -       spidev1: spi@1 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               reg = <1>;
> -               spi-max-frequency = <60000000>;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &fec1 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
> index 580bfa1931c8..7f440d11f7e7 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
> @@ -197,25 +197,11 @@ &i2c3 {
>   &mcspi1 {
>          pinctrl-names = "default";
>          pinctrl-0 = <&mcspi1_pins>;
> -
> -       spidev@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-cpha;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   &mcspi3 {
>          pinctrl-names = "default";
>          pinctrl-0 = <&mcspi3_pins>;
> -
> -       spidev@0 {
> -               compatible = "spidev";
> -               spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
> -               reg = <0>;
> -               spi-cpha;
> -       };
>   };
> 
>   #include "twl4030.dtsi"
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
> index 942e3a2cac35..0827de5426c1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
> @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pins {
> 
>   &gsbi3_spi {
>          spi@0 {
> -               compatible = "swir,mangoh-iotport-spi", "spidev";
> +               compatible = "swir,mangoh-iotport-spi";
>                  spi-max-frequency = <24000000>;
>                  reg = <0>;
>          };
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
> index 8fcb6be6e7c7..4cbadcb41084 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
> @@ -395,22 +395,6 @@ m25p80@1 {
>                                          pl022,wait-state = <0>;
>                                          pl022,duplex = <0>;
>                                  };
> -
> -                               spidev@2 {
> -                                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                                       reg = <2>;
> -                                       spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
> -                                       spi-cpha;
> -                                       pl022,hierarchy = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,interface = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,slave-tx-disable;
> -                                       pl022,com-mode = <0x2>;
> -                                       pl022,rx-level-trig = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,tx-level-trig = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,ctrl-len = <0x11>;
> -                                       pl022,wait-state = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,duplex = <0>;
> -                               };
>                          };
> 
>                          wdt@ec800620 {
> diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
> index f70ff56d4542..fd194ebeedc9 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
> +++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
> @@ -489,22 +489,6 @@ stmpe_touchscreen {
>                                                  ts,i-drive = <1>;
>                                          };
>                                  };
> -
> -                               spidev@2 {
> -                                       compatible = "spidev";
> -                                       reg = <2>;
> -                                       spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
> -                                       spi-cpha;
> -                                       pl022,hierarchy = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,interface = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,slave-tx-disable;
> -                                       pl022,com-mode = <0x2>;
> -                                       pl022,rx-level-trig = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,tx-level-trig = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,ctrl-len = <0x11>;
> -                                       pl022,wait-state = <0>;
> -                                       pl022,duplex = <0>;
> -                               };
>                          };
> 
>                          timer@ec800600 {
> --
> 2.32.0
>
Viresh Kumar Dec. 20, 2021, 4:20 a.m. UTC | #2
On 17-12-21, 16:12, Rob Herring wrote:
> "spidev" is not a real device, but a Linux implementation detail. It has
> never been documented either. The kernel has WARNed on the use of it for
> over 6 years. Time to remove its usage from the tree.
> 
> Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
> ---
> Arnd, Olof, Can you please apply this directly.
> 
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts           | 16 ---------
>  arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts           | 16 ---------

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org>
Alexandre Belloni Dec. 20, 2021, 7:22 p.m. UTC | #3
Hello Mark,

On 20/12/2021 12:30:30+0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 04:12:32PM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> > "spidev" is not a real device, but a Linux implementation detail. It has
> > never been documented either. The kernel has WARNed on the use of it for
> > over 6 years. Time to remove its usage from the tree.
> 
> Reviwed-by: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>

You have a typo there so I'm not sure b4 will be able to pick that up
patchwork-bot+linux-arm-msm@kernel.org Jan. 26, 2022, 8:43 p.m. UTC | #4
Hello:

This patch was applied to qcom/linux.git (for-next)
by Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>:

On Fri, 17 Dec 2021 16:12:32 -0600 you wrote:
> "spidev" is not a real device, but a Linux implementation detail. It has
> never been documented either. The kernel has WARNed on the use of it for
> over 6 years. Time to remove its usage from the tree.
> 
> Cc: Mark Brown <broonie@kernel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Rob Herring <robh@kernel.org>
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - ARM: dts: Remove "spidev" nodes
    https://git.kernel.org/qcom/c/8a3804c030e4

You are awesome, thank you!
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Patch

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
index 5827383b181b..47a00062f01f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-q5xr5.dts
@@ -147,12 +147,6 @@  uboot@8000 {
 			reg = <0x8000 0x3E000>;
 		};
 	};
-
-	spidev@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
-		reg = <1>;
-	};
 };
 
 &spi1 {
@@ -160,18 +154,6 @@  &spi1 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_spi1 &pinctrl_spi1_npcs0 &pinctrl_spi1_npcs1>;
 	cs-gpios = <&pioB 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH>, <&pioC 5 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>, <0>, <0>;
 	status = "okay";
-
-	spidev@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
-		reg = <0>;
-	};
-
-	spidev@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		spi-max-frequency = <2000000>;
-		reg = <1>;
-	};
 };
 
 &usart0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
index a5e45bb95c04..89f0f717f7ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/at91-wb50n.dts
@@ -90,12 +90,6 @@  &i2c0 {
 
 &spi1 {
 	status = "okay";
-
-	spidev@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <8000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &usb0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
index 164254c28f8e..9e5651c7ea6b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28-tx28.dts
@@ -239,24 +239,6 @@  &gpio3 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW
 		>;
 		/* enable this and disable ssp3 below, if you need full duplex SPI transfer */
 		status = "disabled";
-
-		spi@0 {
-			compatible = "spidev";
-			reg = <0>;
-			spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-		};
-
-		spi@1 {
-			compatible = "spidev";
-			reg = <1>;
-			spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-		};
-
-		spi@2 {
-			compatible = "spidev";
-			reg = <2>;
-			spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-		};
 	};
 };
 
@@ -700,24 +682,6 @@  &ssp3 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&spi3_pins_a>;
 	clock-frequency = <57600000>;
 	status = "okay";
-
-	spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-	};
-
-	spi@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <1>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-	};
-
-	spi@2 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <2>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <57600000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &usb0 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
index 7c9730f3f820..81c2726a328a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx53-tx53.dtsi
@@ -192,17 +192,6 @@  &gpio2 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 		&gpio3 19 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 	>;
 
-	spidev0: spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
-	};
-
-	spidev1: spi@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <1>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &esdhc1 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
index 362e65ccaa78..bcc5bbcce769 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6qdl-tx6.dtsi
@@ -259,18 +259,6 @@  &gpio2 30 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 		&gpio3 19 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 	>;
 	status = "disabled";
-
-	spidev0: spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
-	};
-
-	spidev1: spi@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <1>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <54000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &fec {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
index 935a77d717a6..18cac19aa9b0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-imx6ull-opos6uldev.dtsi
@@ -114,18 +114,6 @@  &ecspi4 {
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi4>;
 	cs-gpios = <&gpio4 9 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>, <&gpio4 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 	status = "okay";
-
-	spidev0: spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <5000000>;
-	};
-
-	spidev1: spi@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <1>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <5000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &i2c1 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
index d62015701d0a..c18390f238e1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-prti6g.dts
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@  &ecspi2 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&pinctrl_ecspi2>;
 	status = "okay";
-
-	spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <1000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &fec1 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
index 938a32ced88d..c485d058e079 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx6ul-tx6ul.dtsi
@@ -227,18 +227,6 @@  &gpio1 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 			&gpio1 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 		>;
 		status = "disabled";
-
-		spi@0 {
-			compatible = "spidev";
-			reg = <0>;
-			spi-max-frequency = <660000>;
-		};
-
-		spi@1 {
-			compatible = "spidev";
-			reg = <1>;
-			spi-max-frequency = <660000>;
-		};
 	};
 
 	sound {
@@ -290,18 +278,6 @@  &gpio1 29 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 		&gpio1 10 GPIO_ACTIVE_HIGH
 	>;
 	status = "disabled";
-
-	spidev0: spi@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <60000000>;
-	};
-
-	spidev1: spi@1 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		reg = <1>;
-		spi-max-frequency = <60000000>;
-	};
 };
 
 &fec1 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
index 580bfa1931c8..7f440d11f7e7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/omap3-tao3530.dtsi
@@ -197,25 +197,11 @@  &i2c3 {
 &mcspi1 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&mcspi1_pins>;
-
-	spidev@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-cpha;
-	};
 };
 
 &mcspi3 {
 	pinctrl-names = "default";
 	pinctrl-0 = <&mcspi3_pins>;
-
-	spidev@0 {
-		compatible = "spidev";
-		spi-max-frequency = <48000000>;
-		reg = <0>;
-		spi-cpha;
-	};
 };
 
 #include "twl4030.dtsi"
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
index 942e3a2cac35..0827de5426c1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom-mdm9615-wp8548-mangoh-green.dts
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@  pins {
 
 &gsbi3_spi {
 	spi@0 {
-		compatible = "swir,mangoh-iotport-spi", "spidev";
+		compatible = "swir,mangoh-iotport-spi";
 		spi-max-frequency = <24000000>;
 		reg = <0>;
 	};
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
index 8fcb6be6e7c7..4cbadcb41084 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1310-evb.dts
@@ -395,22 +395,6 @@  m25p80@1 {
 					pl022,wait-state = <0>;
 					pl022,duplex = <0>;
 				};
-
-				spidev@2 {
-					compatible = "spidev";
-					reg = <2>;
-					spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
-					spi-cpha;
-					pl022,hierarchy = <0>;
-					pl022,interface = <0>;
-					pl022,slave-tx-disable;
-					pl022,com-mode = <0x2>;
-					pl022,rx-level-trig = <0>;
-					pl022,tx-level-trig = <0>;
-					pl022,ctrl-len = <0x11>;
-					pl022,wait-state = <0>;
-					pl022,duplex = <0>;
-				};
 			};
 
 			wdt@ec800620 {
diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
index f70ff56d4542..fd194ebeedc9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/spear1340-evb.dts
@@ -489,22 +489,6 @@  stmpe_touchscreen {
 						ts,i-drive = <1>;
 					};
 				};
-
-				spidev@2 {
-					compatible = "spidev";
-					reg = <2>;
-					spi-max-frequency = <25000000>;
-					spi-cpha;
-					pl022,hierarchy = <0>;
-					pl022,interface = <0>;
-					pl022,slave-tx-disable;
-					pl022,com-mode = <0x2>;
-					pl022,rx-level-trig = <0>;
-					pl022,tx-level-trig = <0>;
-					pl022,ctrl-len = <0x11>;
-					pl022,wait-state = <0>;
-					pl022,duplex = <0>;
-				};
 			};
 
 			timer@ec800600 {