linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xsysace: Remove SYSACE driver

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Message-ID: <9c4911e6-92dc-0a0f-2f81-7d23e268144f@xilinx.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:25:00 +0100
From:   Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>,
        "Michal Simek" <michal.simek@...inx.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <monstr@...str.eu>,
        <git@...inx.com>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Chris Packham <chris.packham@...iedtelesis.co.nz>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>, <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>, <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xsysace: Remove SYSACE driver



On 3/23/21 5:23 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/22/21 6:04 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, 09 Nov 2020, Michal Simek wrote:
>>
>>> Sysace IP is no longer used on Xilinx PowerPC 405/440 and Microblaze
>>> systems. The driver is not regularly tested and very likely not working for
>>> quite a long time that's why remove it.
>>
>> Is there a reason this patch was never merged? can the driver be
>> removed? I ran into this as a potential tasklet user that can be
>> replaced/removed.
> 
> I'd be happy to merge it for 5.13.
> 

Can you just take this version? Or do you want me to send it again?

Thanks,
Michal