linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] remove the broken SCSI

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Message-ID: <m3wt4tp9ka.fsf@defiant.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 15 Dec 2006 14:34:13 +0100
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...elEye.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove the broken SCSI_SEAGATE driver

Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> writes:

> There must have been a compile error that has since been fixed, but I 
> don't remember the details of this specific driver and I don't have 
> such old compile logs anymore.

I wonder if we could gather some usage statistics, especially WRT
really old hardware.

Perhaps we could invent some MODULE_WARN_OBSOLETE thing which would
warn users about their drivers being removed in +6m (or maybe +12m),
unless they let us know at http://qwe or mailto:ads?

I find it really hard to believe there are still users of things like
CDU-31A CDs, XT MFM disk controllers, or NCR5380 SCSI host adapters
(especially the real ones, not DOMEX etc. clones bundled with scanner
just ~ 10 years ago).
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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