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Message-ID: <20170804160731.GJ27873@wotan.suse.de>
Date:   Fri, 4 Aug 2017 18:07:31 +0200
From:   "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, kvalo@...eaurora.org,
        chunkeey@...glemail.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] wireless: move prism54 out to staging

On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 05:42:15PM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 04:59:36PM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > prism54 is deprecated in favor of the p54pci device driver. Although
> > only *one soul* had reported issues with it long ago Linux most Linux
> > distributions these days just disable the device driver given the
> > conflicts with the PCI IDs of p54pci and the *very* unlikely situation
> > of folks really need this driver anymore.
> > 
> > Before trying to due away with prism54 once more stuff it into staging,
> > which is our hospice for dying drivers.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>
> > ---
> >  MAINTAINERS                                          |  4 ++--
> >  drivers/net/wireless/intersil/Kconfig                | 20 --------------------
> >  drivers/net/wireless/intersil/Makefile               |  1 -
> >  drivers/staging/Kconfig                              |  2 ++
> >  drivers/staging/Makefile                             |  1 +
> 
> Can I get a TODO file that says it will be deleted in a kernel release
> or two so don't worry about touching anything in these files?

Sure, will respin with it.

  Luis

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