linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] staging: rts5208: Proposal to delete driver rts5208

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Message-ID: <2024100943-shank-washed-a765@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 11:40:58 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc: linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Micky Ching <micky_ching@...lsil.com.cn>,
	wwang <wei_wang@...lsil.com.cn>,
	Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...aro.org>,
	Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>,
	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...ia.fr>,
	Soumya Negi <soumya.negi97@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] staging: rts5208: Proposal to delete driver rts5208

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 02:37:16PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> Wei Wang from Realsil contributed this driver in 2011.
> 
> The following points let me propose to delete the driver:
> - This driver generates maintenance workload
> - Did not find minimal documentation on the web.
> - No blog entries about anyone using the rts5208 and rts5288 during the last
> years.
> - Did not find any device that may has it in and is still available on the
> market: Dell Latitude 2120, Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 130, Lenovo x121e
> 
> The staging subsystem needs to focus on drivers that support usable hardware
> that is available. Newbies can then get the hardware for some dollars and
> play around which is fun.
> 
> Please consider that support will remain for years in the longterm kernels.
> 
> Thanks for any response about your thoughts.

Again, no objection from me, please send a patch to delete it.

thanks,

greg k-h