linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] pata_parport: add driver (PARIDE replacement)

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Message-ID: <5220ea3b-1508-e7a7-f532-fcd6b9b07d94@kernel.dk>
Date:   Mon, 23 Jan 2023 07:05:09 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Cc:     Ondrej Zary <linux@...y.sk>,
        Damien Le Moal <damien.lemoal@...nsource.wdc.com>,
        Sergey Shtylyov <s.shtylyov@....ru>,
        Tim Waugh <tim@...erelk.net>, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-parport@...ts.infradead.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] pata_parport: add driver (PARIDE replacement)

On 1/22/23 11:52 PM, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 22, 2023 at 11:24:32AM -0700, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> Since Ondrej is probably one of the few (maybe the only) user of this
>> code, why don't we just kill off the paride code in a separate patch
>> right after?
> 
> That seems a little too fast too me.  I'd give it at least another merge
> window if not two.

It's not going to matter in this case. If we do it immediately or after
two releases, nobody else is going to have noticed that message and
decided "Oh, let me just switch over and test the other one". And since
it's stuff that hasn't been released since the 90s, let's just get it
done.

-- 
Jens Axboe