linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver

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Message-ID: <SN4PR0401MB35982D889857E3C03E96E49D9B9D0@SN4PR0401MB3598.namprd04.prod.outlook.com>
Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:13:54 +0000
From:   Johannes Thumshirn <Johannes.Thumshirn@....com>
To:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>,
        Chris Boot <bootc@....tc>
CC:     "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "target-devel@...r.kernel.org" <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Chuhong Yuan <hslester96@...il.com>,
        "Martin K . Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
        Nicholas Bellinger <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>,
        Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver

On 16/06/2020 16:09, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On 2020-06-16 02:42, Finn Thain wrote:
>> Martin said, "I'd appreciate a patch to remove it"
>>
>> And Bart said, "do you want to keep this driver in the kernel tree?"
>>
>> AFAICT both comments are quite ambiguous. I don't see an actionable 
>> request, just an expression of interest from people doing their jobs.
>>
>> Note well: there is no pay check associated with having a MAINTAINERS file 
>> entry.
> 
> Hi Finn,
> 
> As far as I know the sbp driver only has had one user ever and that user
> is no longer user the sbp driver. So why to keep it in the kernel tree?
> Restoring a kernel driver can be easy - the first step is a "git revert".

Why not move the driver to drivers/staging for 2 or 3 kernel releases and if
noone steps up, delete it?

Just my 2 Cents,
	Johannes