linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] serial: remove netx serial driver

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Date:   Thu, 25 Jul 2019 12:04:40 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Michael Trensch <MTrensch@...scher.com>,
        Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@...gutronix.de>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] serial: remove netx serial driver

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:43:05AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 10:26 AM Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 22, 2019 at 9:16 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> >
> > > The netx platform got removed, so this driver is now
> > > useless.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> >
> > We seem so overlap :)
> > https://marc.info/?l=linux-serial&m=156377843325488&w=2
> >
> > Anyways, the patches are identical except here:
> >
> > > -/* Hilscher netx */
> > > +/* Hilscher netx (removed) */
> > >  #define PORT_NETX      71
> >
> > Is there some reason for keeping the magical number around?
> > When I looked over the file there seemed to be more "holes"
> > in the list.
> 
> I looked at the same list and though I saw more obsolete entries
> than holes. The last ones that I saw getting removed were
> PORT_MFD in 2017 and PORT_V850E_UART in 2008.
> 
> It probably doesn't matter as we have precedence for both.

I want to just get rid of that whole list as I don't think it's ever
needed, but haven't spent the time digging through userspace code to
verify it.

I'll take Linus's patch as it came first, thanks.

greg k-h