linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH, RFC] autofs3: move to drivers/staging

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Date:	Mon, 04 Oct 2010 14:05:56 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, autofs@...ux.kernel.org,
	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, RFC] autofs3: move to drivers/staging

On 10/04/2010 01:40 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 04, 2010 at 01:34:49PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> On 10/04/2010 01:28 PM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>>> Nobody appears to be interested in fixing autofs3 bugs
>>> any more and it uses the BKL, which is going away.
>>>
>>> Move this to staging for retirement. Unless someone
>>> complains until 2.6.38, we can remove it for good.
>>>
>>> The include/linux/auto_fs.h header file is still used
>>> by autofs4, so it remains in place.
>>
>> I say we should just delete it.
> 
> Give it the 6 months period to phase out of the kernel, I'll handle this
> and if someone comes back and wants to maintain it, it can easily be
> added back.
> 

OK, feel free to add my

Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>

... for both the move to staging and its eventual deletion.

	-hpa
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