linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] net: fddi: skfp: Use PCI generic definitions instead of private duplicates

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Date:   Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:20:24 +0100
From:   Alan Cox <gnomes@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:     Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com>
Cc:     Shuah Khan <skhan@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn@...gaas.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel-mentees@...ts.linuxfoundation.org,
        linux-pci@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] net: fddi: skfp: Use PCI generic definitions
 instead of private duplicates

On Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:16:04 +0530
Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@...il.com> wrote:

> This patch series removes the private duplicates of PCI definitions in
> favour of generic definitions defined in pci_regs.h.

Why bother ? It's an ancient obsolete card ?

Do you even have one to test ?

> 
> This driver only uses some of the generic PCI definitons,
> which are included from pci_regs.h and thier private versions
> are removed from skfbi.h with all other private defines.
> 
> The skfbi.h defines PCI_REV_ID and other private defines with different
> names, these are renamed to Generic PCI names to make them
> compatible with defines in pci_regs.h.
> 
> All unused defines are removed from skfbi.h.

I sincerely doubt anyone on the planet is using this card any more.

Alan