linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] watchdog: ebc-c384

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Date:   Mon, 10 Apr 2023 08:01:14 -0700
From:   Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>
Cc:     Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org,
        Paul Demetrotion <pdemetrotion@...systems.com>,
        techsupport@...systems.com,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Fred Eckert <Frede@...laser.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] watchdog: ebc-c384_wdt: Remove support

On 4/10/23 07:51, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 10, 2023 at 07:43:37AM -0700, Guenter Roeck wrote:
>> On 4/10/23 07:31, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
>>> The current maintainer no longer has access to the device for testing,
>>> the original user of this driver indicates that they have moved on to
>>> another device, and the manufacturer WINSYSTEMS does not appear
>>> interested in taking over support for this code.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@...aro.org>
>>
>> A bit harsh, maybe. Just mark it as orphan for the time being.
>>
>> I see there are other Winsystems drivers. What are you going to do
>> with those ?
>>
>> Guenter
> 
> Oops, I didn't mean for that commit message to sound so harsh but merely
> log some brief reasons for the support removal for posterity. However, I
> adjust this to orphan status rather than dropping; what is the process
> to mark a driver as orphaned?
> 

I didn't refer to the description when saying "harsh" (the description was fine),
I meant to say that removing the driver would be a bit harsh. There might still
be some (unknown) users, after all.

Just submit a patch removing yourself as driver maintainer and mark its
status as "Orphan", with the same explanation.

Thanks,
Guenter

> As for the other Winsystems drivers, I'm still able to test those so I
> can continue maintainance of those -- although I'm always open if
> WINSYSTEMS would like to join as a supporter, or a user co-maintainer
> comes along. ;-)
> 
> William Breathitt Gray