linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/24] ide-tape: remove pipelined mode operation

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Date:	Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:20:38 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
Cc:	bzolnier@...il.com, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>,
	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/24] ide-tape: remove pipelined mode operation

On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 09:58:24AM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> Hi Bart,
> 
> here's the 1st draft of the pipeline removal series. As the diffstat below openly
> states it, a lot of code got removed - even more than the cleanup series we did
> earlier.
>...

After seeing commit d48567dd43868b3d2e1fcc33ee76dc2d38a1ddeb that 
schedules ide-tape for removal I'm wondering whether any cleanups of 
this driver make any sense at all:

What:   ide-tape driver
When:   July 2008
Files:  drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
Why:    This driver might not have any users anymore and maintaining it for no
        reason is an effort no one wants to make.
Who:    Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>, Borislav Petkov
        <petkovbb@...glemail.com>


Your patches will go in 2.6.26 and the driver will be removed
in 2.6.27 ...


cu
Adrian

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