linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] usb/ub: deprecate & schedule for removal the "Low Performance USB Block" driver

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Date:	Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:43:42 -0600
From:	Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@...hat.com>
To:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@...akpoint.cc>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usb/ub: deprecate & schedule for removal the "Low
 Performance USB Block" driver

On Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:59:36 +0100
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@...akpoint.cc> wrote:

> +What:	Low Performance USB Block driver ("CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB")
> +When:	3.6
> +Why:	This driver provides support for USB storage devices like "USB
> +	sticks". As of now, it is deactivated in Debian, Fedora and
> +        Ubuntu. All current users can switch over to usb-storage
> +        (CONFIG_USB_STORAGE) which only drawback is the additional SCSI
> +        stack.
> +Who:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <sebastian@...akpoint.cc>

Acked-By: Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@...hat.com>

-- Pete
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