linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] ide: remove deprecated use of pci api

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Date:	Mon, 13 Apr 2015 13:25:30 +0100
From:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Quentin Lambert <lambert.quentin@...il.com>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] ide: remove deprecated use of pci api

On Thu,  9 Apr 2015 13:46:27 +0200
Quentin Lambert <lambert.quentin@...il.com> wrote:

> Replace occurences of the pci api by appropriate call to the dma api.
> 

Drivers/ide is obsolete. It probably ought to go at this point but even
so it exists solely in case of a problem or compatibility issue with
drivers/ata. Cleaning it up without testing all the drivers makes no
sense IMHO. Cleaning it up and testing them doesn't make much sense
either.

Alan
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