linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: delete driver

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Date:   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 10:33:44 +0000
From:   Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        patches@...ts.linux.dev, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging: r8188eu: delete driver

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 10:08:49PM +0300, Pavel Skripkin wrote:
> Hi Greg,
> 
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> says:
> > Now that the same hardware that the r8188eu driver supported is
> > supported by the real wireless driver rtl8xxxu, the r8188eu driver can
> > be deleted.
> > 
> > Also the rtl8xxxu driver supports way more devices, and is a fraction of
> > the overall size, making this a much better overall solution.
> > 
> > Thanks to the r8188eu developers and maintainers and reviewers over the
> > years, your work allowed Linux users to use their hardware before the
> > real driver was implemented properly.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
> > Cc: Martin Kaiser <martin@...ser.cx>
> > Cc: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
> > Cc: Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>
> > Cc: Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > ---
> 
> I guess, I am late to the party, but if it matters
> 
> Acked-by: Pavel Skripkin <paskripkin@...il.com>
> 
> 
> 
> 
> With regards,
> Pavel Skripkin

Same here, won't make it into the deletion commit log entry, but:

Acked-by: Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>

Regards,
Phil