linux-kernel - Re: remove the legacy ide driver v2

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Date:   Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:52:41 +0200
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
Cc:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>,
        Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
        Matt Turner <mattst88@...il.com>,
        Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: remove the legacy ide driver v2

On Wed, Jun 16, 2021 at 03:51:07PM +0200, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> Hi Christoph!
> 
> On 6/16/21 3:46 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> > libata mostly covers all hardware supported by the legacy ide driver.
> > There are three mips drivers that are not supported, but the linux-mips
> > list could not identify any users of those.  There also are two m68k
> > drivers that do not have libata equivalents, which might or might not
> > have users, so we'll need some input and possibly help from the m68k
> > community here.
> 
> I think the m68k drivers are being addressed at the moment. But Geert will
> know more about the current status.

Actually they are, and the patches are in the libata tree.  I just forgot
to update the cover letter.