i2c: remove deprecated i2c_new_device API

All in-tree users have been converted to the new i2c_new_client_device
function, so remove this deprecated one.

Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <[email protected]>

Author: Wolfram Sang

drivers/i2c/i2c-core-base.c

@@ -815,31 +815,6 @@ i2c_new_client_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *inf
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_client_device);
 
-/**
- * i2c_new_device - instantiate an i2c device
- * @adap: the adapter managing the device
- * @info: describes one I2C device; bus_num is ignored
- * Context: can sleep
- *
- * This deprecated function has the same functionality as
- * @i2c_new_client_device, it just returns NULL instead of an ERR_PTR in case of
- * an error for compatibility with current I2C API. It will be removed once all
- * users are converted.
- *
- * This returns the new i2c client, which may be saved for later use with
- * i2c_unregister_device(); or NULL to indicate an error.
- */
-struct i2c_client *
-i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info)
-{
-	struct i2c_client *ret;
-
-	ret = i2c_new_client_device(adap, info);
-	return IS_ERR(ret) ? NULL : ret;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(i2c_new_device);
-
-
 /**
  * i2c_unregister_device - reverse effect of i2c_new_*_device()
  * @client: value returned from i2c_new_*_device()

include/linux/i2c.h

@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static inline bool i2c_detect_slave_mode(struct device *dev) { return false; }
  * that are present.  This information is used to grow the driver model tree.
  * For mainboards this is done statically using i2c_register_board_info();
  * bus numbers identify adapters that aren't yet available.  For add-on boards,
- * i2c_new_device() does this dynamically with the adapter already known.
+ * i2c_new_client_device() does this dynamically with the adapter already known.
  */
 struct i2c_board_info {
 	char		type[I2C_NAME_SIZE];
@@ -439,13 +439,11 @@ struct i2c_board_info {
 
 
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_I2C)
-/* Add-on boards should register/unregister their devices; e.g. a board
+/*
+ * Add-on boards should register/unregister their devices; e.g. a board
  * with integrated I2C, a config eeprom, sensors, and a codec that's
  * used in conjunction with the primary hardware.
  */
-struct i2c_client *
-i2c_new_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info);
-
 struct i2c_client *
 i2c_new_client_device(struct i2c_adapter *adap, struct i2c_board_info const *info);