netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] eth: de4x5: remove support for Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA

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Message-ID: <87o7zsmqq7.fsf@mpe.ellerman.id.au>
Date:   Fri, 20 May 2022 20:40:48 +1000
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, corbet@....net,
        tsbogend@...ha.franken.de, benh@...nel.crashing.org,
        paulus@...ba.org, sburla@...vell.com, vburru@...vell.com,
        aayarekar@...vell.com, arnd@...db.de, zhangyue1@...inos.cn,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-mips@...r.kernel.org,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] eth: de4x5: remove support for Generic DECchip
 & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> writes:
> Looks like almost all changes to this driver had been tree-wide
> refactoring since git era begun. There is one commit from Al
> 15 years ago which could potentially be fixing a real bug.
>
> The driver is using virt_to_bus() and is a real magnet for pointless
> cleanups. It seems unlikely to have real users. Let's try to shed
> this maintenance burden.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
> CC: corbet@....net
> CC: tsbogend@...ha.franken.de
> CC: mpe@...erman.id.au
> CC: benh@...nel.crashing.org
> CC: paulus@...ba.org
> CC: sburla@...vell.com
> CC: vburru@...vell.com
> CC: aayarekar@...vell.com
> CC: arnd@...db.de
> CC: zhangyue1@...inos.cn
> CC: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
> CC: linux-mips@...r.kernel.org
> CC: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
> CC: linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/dec/de4x5.rst     |  189 -
>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst         |    1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/mtx1_defconfig              |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/chrp32_defconfig         |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig         |    1 -

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers