linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] remove the dead ATARI_SCC{,

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0806260909490.30924@anakin>
Date:	Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:11:06 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Michael Schmitz <schmitz@...l.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>
cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>, zippel@...ux-m68k.org,
	linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove the dead ATARI_SCC{,_DMA} options

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008, Michael Schmitz wrote:
> > It seems the driver was removed back in kernel 2.3 but the options were
> > forgotten.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
> 
> A revived Atari SCC serial driver should be in Geert's patch queue, or in the

... which needs some rework before it can be submitted, I'm afraid (I can
take care of the checkpatch warnings, though ;-)

> m68k kernel tree. The SCC_DMA option, however, is dead and can be removed.

So I think it's safe to apply the whole patch, and readd
CONFIG_ATARI_SCC together with the new driver.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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