linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PULL] configfs-based GPIO simulator for v5.16

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Date:   Mon, 8 Nov 2021 08:45:21 +0100
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
To:     Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
Cc:     Bartosz Golaszewski <brgl@...ev.pl>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Joel Becker <jlbec@...lplan.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Kent Gibson <warthog618@...il.com>,
        Al Viro <viro@...iv.linux.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] configfs-based GPIO simulator for v5.16

On Sun, Nov 07, 2021 at 01:16:58PM +0100, Linus Walleij wrote:
> I think this indicates that configfs is partly orphaned. If not formally
> then practically. Let's poke Greg and see what he says, configfs
> is important for USB.

I don't think so.  It is regularly maintained as you could easily see
in the log.