linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] wireless: move obsolete drivers to staging

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Message-ID: <2023101115-wackiness-gracious-00a2@gregkh>
Date:   Wed, 11 Oct 2023 09:41:00 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        Claudiu Beznea <claudiu.beznea@...on.dev>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] wireless: move obsolete drivers to staging

On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 09:24:55AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> Debian on the other just enables every driver, so there
> is no good way to know what they actually use.

Yeah, as you point out, we can't go by distro kernel configs as they
obviously error on the side of "build everything!".  But your openwrt
info is good, thanks for that, that's a huge hint that no one uses those
drivers anymore.

greg k-h