linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel

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Message-ID: <20131017223616.GB32575@kernel.dk>
Date:	Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:36:16 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Mike Miller <mike.miller@...com>,
	LKML-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel

On Thu, Oct 17 2013, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:52:26 -0500 Mike Miller <mike.miller@...com> wrote:
> 
> > cpqarray hasn't been used in over 12 years. It's doubtful that anyone still
> > uses the board. It's time the driver was removed from the mainline kernel.
> > The only updates these days are minor and mostly done by people outside of HP.
> 
> It's amazing the weird stuff people get up to.  Perhaps we should disable
> it in config for a cycle or two, see if that flushes anyone out?

I think that would be prudent, you never know what people run...

-- 
Jens Axboe

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