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Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:26:26 -0500
From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Driver removals
Just a general thought on removing drivers in general, when a driver is
removed because there's a better one, it would be good to have either a
message which shows up at "make oldconfig" time, or a file listing the
driver(s) which replace it.
Half the resistance to removing drivers is finding what is supposed to
replace the driver. For instance a list of all the drivers Adrian Bunk
has suggested to replace sk98lin, so users have something better than
searching the source code and/or LKML archive to find the next thing to try.
In general, if a driver works and is being used, until it *needs*
attention I see no reason to replace it. I don't agree that "it forces
people to try the new driver" is a valid reason, being unmaintained is
only a problem if it needs maintenance. I am not going to reopen that
topic, I'm simply noting a general opposition to unfunded mandates, and
requiring changes to kernel, module and/or rc.local config is just that.
--
Bill Davidsen <davidsen@....com>
"We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from
the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot
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