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Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:39:36 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Martyn Welch <martyn@...chs.me.uk>
Cc: Bruno Moreira-Guedes <codeagain@...eagain.dev>,
Manohar Vanga <manohar.vanga@...il.com>,
linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
outreachy@...ts.linux.dev,
Bruno's Patch Watchbox <patch-reply@...eagain.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] staging: vme: Cleanup driver tree old structures
On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 08:16:05PM +0100, Martyn Welch wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-04-20 at 18:43 +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 08:29:49PM -0300, Bruno Moreira-Guedes wrote:
> > > This patch series modify the vme_user driver's place in
> > > menuconfig (1/3), fixes a missing `depends on` line in a Kconfig
> > > file
> > > (2/3), and rearrages the directory tree for the driver allowing a
> > > more
> > > straightforward comprehension of its contents (3/3).
> > >
> > > The 'vme_user/' driver is the only remaining vme-family driver in
> > > the
> > > 'staging/' tree, but its structure, entry in menuconfig and
> > > building
> > > routines are still attached to the 'vme/' subtree now outside
> > > 'staging/'. The present patchset fixes it.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Bruno Moreira-Guedes <codeagain@...eagain.dev>
> >
> > What about deleting the vme drivers entirely?
>
> I assume you're suggesting deleting the "vme_user" driver from the
> staging directory?
Yes, at the very least given that no one has tried to fix it up and get
it out of staging in many years.
> > Martyn, anyone still using these?
> >
>
> I'm fairly sure that the actual VME drivers for the hardware bridges
> (the bits not in staging) are still being used based on the
> conversations I've had today. I'm just trying to find out whether the
> vme_user bit is actively being used.
If the non-staging vme drivers are still being used, that's great. But
if not, those too should be dropped.
thanks,
greg k-h
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