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

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Message-ID: <yq18sgml9ds.fsf@ca-mkp.ca.oracle.com>
Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 22:35:18 -0400
From:   "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
To:     Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:     Chris Boot <bootc@...tc.net>, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        target-devel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux1394-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....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


Finn,

> I haven't used this driver for a long time, but I still own PowerMacs
> with firewire, and I know I'm not the only one.

I also have old 1394 hardware kicking around in the basement. But having
worked with FireWire shared storage targets in the past, I have zero
desire to ever touch any of that again.

I could understand an objection if we were to entertain removing
sbp2. But really, how many people are setting up FireWire targets?

-- 
Martin K. Petersen	Oracle Linux Engineering