linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH REPOST] pcmcia: Remove NEC VRC4173 CARDU

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Date:   Sat, 5 Dec 2020 09:56:14 +0100
From:   Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>
To:     Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Yoichi Yuasa <yuasa@...ux-mips.org>,
        Thomas Bogendoerfer <tsbogend@...ha.franken.de>,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH REPOST] pcmcia: Remove NEC VRC4173 CARDU

Am Fri, Dec 04, 2020 at 08:20:09PM +0100 schrieb Sebastian Andrzej Siewior:
> On 2020-11-19 18:06:24 [+0100], To linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org wrote:
> > On 2020-11-13 22:34:08 [+0100], To linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org wrote:
> > > This driver is the very definition of bitrotting:
> > > - Introduced in commit
> > >   79a140932c776 ("[PATCH] mips: vR41xx updates")
> > >   which is 2.6.11-rc3.
> > > 
> > > - Provides ->register_callback which was removed in commit
> > >   7f316b033b36a ("[PATCH] pcmcia: remove socket register_callback")
> > >   which is v2.6.14-rc3
> > > 
> > > - Uses INIT_WORK() with three arguments which was removed in commit
> > >   65f27f38446e1 ("WorkStruct: Pass the work_struct pointer instead of context data")
> > >   which is v2.6.20-rc1
> > > 
> > > - Provides ->inquire_socket and uses socket_cap_t which was removed in
> > >   commit
> > >   b7949fdacbe00 ("[PCMCIA] Remove inquire_socket")
> > >   which is 2.5.72
> > > 
> > > - Provides ->get_io_map which was removed in commit
> > >   d7de1b64a23b9 ("[PCMCIA] pcmcia-2: Remove get_io_map and get_mem_map socket methods.")
> > >   which is 2.5.66
> > > 
> > > Remove VRC4173 CARDU from the tree because it never had the luck to be
> > > successfully compiled. Let it finally find peace in byte heaven.
> > …
> > > This is a repost of
> > > 	https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201001193234.gi6fp4vk3dypwifv@linutronix.de
> > > 
> > > which was a repost of
> > > 	https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200916081629.cfi6svr3yjvzimqs@linutronix.de
> > 
> > Andrew, are you okay with routing this via your tree?
> > Nobody responded to this and as I documented in the patch description it
> > never compiled so.
> 
> Andrew, any chance?

It's in pcmcia-next now.

Thanks,
	Dominik