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Message-ID: <48275AD710FCA34184C2B6186B4016B32D15F735@G6W2491.americas.hpqcorp.net>
Date:	Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:22:07 +0000
From:	"Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" <Mike.Miller@...com>
To:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	LKML-scsi <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jens Axboe [mailto:axboe@...nel.dk]
> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 5:36 PM
> To: Andrew Morton
> Cc: Miller, Mike (OS Dev); LKML-scsi; LKML
> 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

I agree with Andrew's suggestion. Should I submit a patch that only removes cpqarray from config?

-- mikem

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