linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/6] pccard: remove bcm63xx socket driver

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Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 09:53:09 +0100
From:   Maxime Bizon <mbizon@...ebox.fr>
To:     Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        Dominik Brodowski <linux@...inikbrodowski.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
        H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>,
        Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Kevin Cernekee <cernekee@...il.com>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>,
        Manuel Lauss <manuel.lauss@...il.com>,
        Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@...tkopp.net>,
        Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        Robert Jarzmik <robert.jarzmik@...e.fr>,
        YOKOTA Hiroshi <yokota@...lab.is.tsukuba.ac.jp>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-can@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mips@...r.kernel.org, linux-pci@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/6] pccard: remove bcm63xx socket driver


On Mon, 2023-02-27 at 13:33 -0800, Florian Fainelli wrote:

Hello Florian,


> This is probably fine because PCMCIA on BCM63xx was only needed for
> the very old and early devices like the 6348 which modern kernels are
> unlikely to be able to run on since they are usually RAM constrained 
> with 16MB or 32MB of DRAM populated. Maxime, do you care if this
> driver gets removed?

Not at all, thanks for asking.

-- 
Maxime