linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] uio: remove netx driver

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a2juz8UEc9b87JdhxYtvog89ap3REhpC8tMkyLzWo-nqw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:14:16 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Michael Trensch <MTrensch@...scher.com>
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-serial@...r.kernel.org" <linux-serial@...r.kernel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Robert Schwebel <r.schwebel@...gutronix.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] uio: remove netx driver

On Tue, Jul 23, 2019 at 7:45 AM Michael Trensch <MTrensch@...scher.com> wrote:
>
> The "uio_netx" driver is not used in conjunction with the removed netX SoC support.
> It is used to handle netX-Based PCI(e) cards (https://www.hilscher.com/products/product-groups/pc-cards/) plugged into a PC or any kind of embedded hardware.
>
> So a removal of this driver would render those extension cards unusable in future.

Ok, thanks for the quick reply, let's pretend I never sent that patch then.

      Arnd