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

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Message-ID: <f3ecc92d-9f53-6a25-9e40-74efba199da6@xilinx.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:28:42 +0100
From:   Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>
To:     Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@...inx.com>,
        Davidlohr Bueso <dave@...olabs.net>
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 5:28 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
> On 3/23/21 10:25 AM, Michal Simek wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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?
> 
> Minor edits needed for fuzz, but I've applied this version.

Thanks,
Michal