netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] MAINTAINERS: Add an obsolete entry for LL TEMAC driver

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Message-ID: <20231004074646.6fd564a6@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2023 07:46:46 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Michal Simek <michal.simek@....com>
Cc: <esben@...nix.com>, Harini Katakam <harini.katakam@....com>,
 <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
 <jsc@...raculum.org>, <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
 <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
 <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <harinikatakamlinux@...il.com>,
 <radhey.shyam.pandey@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] MAINTAINERS: Add an obsolete entry for LL
 TEMAC driver

On Fri, 29 Sep 2023 08:06:46 +0200 Michal Simek wrote:
> > Ok. But while that might mean that no new designs should use LL TEMAC
> > IP, why do we need to declare the driver for it obsolete?
> > 
> > Existing designs using LL TEMAC IP might need to upgrade Linux kernel
> > also.  
> 
> If you want to take responsibility for keeping that driver alive then feel free 
> to send a patch on the top and declare it publicly. We are not able to test it 
> on these old platforms that's why we are publicly saying that it is end of us.

Why Obsolete tho? There's no other driver for this IP, so Orphan sounds
more accurate. Please change it to Orphan.