linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: remove driver.

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Date:   Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:17:13 -0700
From:   Keith Busch <kbusch@...nel.org>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>
Cc:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Maier <balagi@...tmail.de>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pktcdvd: remove driver.

On Sat, Dec 24, 2022 at 05:36:02PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
> On Saturday 24 December 2022 17:18:51 Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > 
> > So you don't have to get all worked up about it - if it is really used,
> > I'm sure the maintainers involved will do the right decision. The point
> > is, finding out whether something still has users and with the latest
> > kernel is not always trivial.
> 
> I agree that finding out such information is hard. But do not take me
> wrong, but if people are lazy and do not look into in-tree kernel
> documentation and check it, then I'm loosing motivation to keep in-tree
> kernel documentation up-to-date...

As a matter of procedure, could patches deprecating modules perhaps add
a loud kernel warning message somewhere in the module's execution path
as a means to mitigate any surprises for people using it?