linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] staging: gdm724x: Proposal to delete drivers gdmtty and gdmulte

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Message-ID: <2024100910-smoky-condiment-2298@gregkh>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2024 11:41:25 +0200
From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
Cc: Jonathan Kim <jonathankim@...semi.com>, Dean ahn <deanahn@...semi.com>,
	Won Kang <wonkang@...semi.com>, support@...semi.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] staging: gdm724x: Proposal to delete drivers gdmtty and
 gdmulte

On Sat, Sep 28, 2024 at 08:41:51AM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> Won Kang from gct contributed the driver gdm724x to the Linux kernel staging
> subsystem in 2013.
> 
> The following points let me propose to delete the driver:
> - This driver generates maintenance workload (for example  CVE)
> - The manufacturer is not interested and does not care as Emails or
> inquiries, to support or involved persons of gct, got unanswered.
> - Did not find a possibility to buy the chips.
> - Did not find minimal documentation on the web.
> - Did not find a device where it is build in and the user is able to install
> any Linux. Therefore it is not possible to do any testing of the driver from
> the community.
> - No blog entries about anyone using the gdmtty and gdmulte.
> - No response about usage of this drivers to the Email from April 2024
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/78b521eb-4e89-4c01-8dfc-1fb990e6887d@gmail.com/
> 
> Thanks for any response about your thoughts.

Sounds good, let's delete it, send me a patch and I'll be glad to take
it.

thanks,

greg k-h