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

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:57:12 -0800
From:	Peter Hurley <peter@...leysoftware.com>
To:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>,
	One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.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 01/04/2016 03:10 AM, Greg Ungerer wrote:
> 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.

And none of it builds (and there's no build coverage in arch/m68k/configs)

Regards,
Peter Hurley