linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] cpqphp_ctrl.c: remove dead code

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Message-ID: <20070811034207.GA22216@infradead.org>
Date:	Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:42:07 +0100
From:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:	Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...ey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz,
	pcihpd-discuss@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] cpqphp_ctrl.c: remove dead code

On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 03:47:02PM -0700, Kristen Carlson Accardi wrote:
> fine by me - let's NAK this patch (and all future ones for this driver) until 
> someone with hardware steps up to maintain this driver.  Eventually it
> will just die I guess.

Very bad idea.   For example I sent a patch ages ago to remove kernel_thread
useage from the driver.  We need to get that patch in sooner or later because
the kernel_thread export will have to go away.  We're not going to block that
on this driver.
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