linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] serial: Remove 68328 driver

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Message-ID: <568A530F.8020807@uclinux.org>
Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 21:10:07 +1000
From:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>
To:	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Frederik Völkel <frederik.voelkel@....de>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...cs.fau.de, Lukas Braun <lukas.braun@....de>,
	uClinux development list <uclinux-dev@...inux.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] serial: Remove 68328 driver

On 04/01/16 20:30, One Thousand Gnomes wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 15:03:50 +1000
> Greg Ungerer <gregungerer@...tnet.com.au> wrote:
>
>> If 68328serial.c is removed is there any point keeping the
>> architecture support for 68328 platforms?
>>
>> The 68328serial.c provides pretty much the only type of console
>> that can be used on these devices. They are largely useless
>> without this
>
> Probably we should - unless someone wants to stand up and say "actually
> I'm using this with current kernels, need it, and I'll maintain it"
>
> Somehow I doubt anyone is.

Yep, I suspect you are right.
I can't even remember the last time a patch or improvement
for 68328 came past me. Same goes for 68360 cpu/platform
as well.

Regards
Greg



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