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Date:	Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:01:57 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	linux-tape@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] schedule ftape removal

Ar Llu, 2006-10-02 am 01:05 -0400, ysgrifennodd Jeff Garzik:
> +What:	ftape
> +When:	2.6.20
> +Why:	Orphaned for ages.  SMP bugs long unfixed.  Few users left
> +	in the world.
> +Who:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>


Acked-by: Alan Cox <alan@...hat.com>

Everyone has used the out of tree one for a long time anyway if there is
even a user left. I guess the person who needs to rescue ancient tapes
will use an old kernel and PC anyway, or can rescue the driver
themselves.


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