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

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Message-ID: <YIrP4TI2T18aH5NG@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 29 Apr 2021 17:25:21 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Anupama K Patil <anupamakpatil123@...il.com>
Cc:     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, Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.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 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>

This person should not have suggested this, sorry if you were lead
astray.  The maintainer is in charge of this type of thing, it's a bit
rude to try to "force" someone's hand by doing this.  Be careful.

thanks,

greg k-h