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

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Date:   Wed, 16 Jun 2021 08:52:18 -0600
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     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 6/16/21 7:46 AM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> we've been trying to get rid of the legacy ide driver for a while now,
> and finally scheduled a removal for 2021, which is three month old now.
> 
> In general distros and most defconfigs have switched to libata long ago,
> but there are a few exceptions.  This series first switches over all
> remaining defconfigs to use libata and then removes the legacy ide
> driver.
> 
> 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.
> 
> This series is against Jens' for-5.14/libata branch.

Unless someone complains loudly, I plan on queueing this up end this
week.

-- 
Jens Axboe