linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] staging: vt6656: Proposal to delete driver vt6656

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Message-ID: <2024101251-sherry-matchless-a5f0@gregkh>
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 10:00:20 +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,
	Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@...il.com>,
	Teddy Engel <engel.teddy@...il.com>,
	Michael Straube <straube.linux@...il.com>,
	Sathish Kumar <skumark1902@...il.com>,
	Florian Ziegler <florian.ziegler@...teo.de>,
	Pritthijit Nath <pritthijit.nath@...oud.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, tdavies@...kphysics.net,
	m.omerfarukbulut@...il.com,
	Dominik Karol Piątkowski <dominik.karol.piatkowski@...tonmail.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] staging: vt6656: Proposal to delete driver vt6656_stage

On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 08:59:44PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote:
> Dear Sirs,
> 
> Forest Bond contributed this driver in 2009.
> 
> The following points let me propose to delete the driver:
> - This driver generates maintenance workload
> - This driver has a maximum 54MBit/s as it supports only 802.11 b/g. Peak
> throughput is 3MBytes/s.
> - ping times can be 17ms are often above 500ms and worst case 22 seconds.
> 
> I suggest deleting the driver as it no longer meets current expectations.
> 
> Former Maintainer Forest Bond <forest@...ttletooquiet.net> is unreachable.
> 
> The staging subsystem needs to focus on drivers that support usable hardware
> that is available. Newbies can then get the hardware 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.
> 
> No response will result in a patch for removal in 14 days.

If I respond quicker saying "yes, please remove it!" will you send a
patch?  :)

thanks,

greg k-h