linux-kernel - Re: users of drivers/misc/echo ?

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Message-ID: <Z74-VwtwSa3k2E0m@gallifrey>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 22:04:07 +0000
From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" <linux@...blig.org>
To: Harald Welte <laforge@...monks.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, david@...etel.com
Subject: Re: users of drivers/misc/echo ?

* Harald Welte (laforge@...monks.org) wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2025 at 06:39:06PM +0000, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
> > > Actually, looking at DAHDI, I really don't think anyone is still using
> > > the dahdi_echocan_oslec code.  It is disabled by default and only built
> > > if explicitly enabled by the user, and indeed if anyone did that it
> > > would fail to build for any kernels that have moved it out of staging.
> > 
> > It looks like Debian is including and enabling it in it's DKMS build:
> 
> thanks, I didn't realize that.  You could reach out to the Debian maintainer of the package
> if you'd want clarification.

Given that Debian build etc - what's your preference?   I'm happy to
grind a patch to remove the kernel copy if Debian is using their own copy.
Or do we leave it and fix up Debian to use it?

Dave

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