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

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Date:	Fri, 18 Oct 2013 10:55:09 -0600
From:	Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:	"Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" <Mike.Miller@...com>,
	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

On 10/18/2013 10:22 AM, Miller, Mike (OS Dev) wrote:
> 
> 
>> -----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?

I put one in yesterday:

http://git.kernel.dk/?p=linux-block.git;a=commit;h=f504954db0ecccaded5397e3432cdaf7175602fb

-- 
Jens Axboe

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