linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark isapnp as obsolete

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Date:   Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:48:35 +0300
From:   Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>
To:     Anupama K Patil <anupamakpatil123@...il.com>
Cc:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
        linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        skhan@...uxfoundation.org, B K Karthik <bkkarthik@...u.pes.edu>,
        kernelnewbies@...nelnewbies.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MAINTAINERS: mark isapnp as obsolete

On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 05:10:57PM +0530, Anupama K Patil wrote:
> On 21/04/28 01:11PM, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 04:35:36PM +0530, Anupama K Patil wrote:
> > > isapnp code is very old and according to this link
> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legacy_Plug_and_Play#Specifications
> > > from Wikipedia, even Windows Vista disabled ISA PnP by default.
> > > 
> > > This change is in follow up to
> > > https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210422180322.7wlyg63kv3n2k6id@ubuntu/T/#u
> > > and https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210424194301.jmsqpycvsm7izbk3@ubuntu/T/#u
> > > 
> > > Suggested-by: B K Karthik <bkkarthik@...u.pes.edu>
> > > Signed-off-by: Anupama K Patil <anupamakpatil123@...il.com>
> > 
> > Has the maintainer said this is unsupported?
> > 
> > That's who you should take suggestions from :)
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > greg k-h
> 
> Leon said he thinks it is unsupported (I've also cc'd him). So, I've sent this patch
> to get the feedback from the maintainer.

Leon said something different.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210422180322.7wlyg63kv3n2k6id@ubuntu/T/#m6c837180c8d6496d5bcbb8526e274c4239844be0
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> If changes to ISA code aren't welcomed, should these be marked obsolete in the MAINTIANERS file?

I think so, but think that "Odd Fixes" better describes that Rafael wrote.
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> 
> Thanks,
> Anupama