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Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:55:53 +0200
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/10] Remove obsolete and orphaned wifi drivers
John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@...sik.fu-berlin.de> writes:
> There is some non-x86 hardware like the Amiga that still uses
> PCMCIA-style networking cards on machines like the A600 and A1200. So,
> unless these drivers are actually causing problems, I would rather not
> see them go yet.
There is a cost maintaining these drivers so I would like to see more
information in the report, at least:
* exact driver and hardware used
* last kernel version tested
* kernel log messages from a successful case
Here's a good example:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20231024014302.0a0b79b0@mir/
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