2011-05-24 18:08:23

by Jens Axboe

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Subject: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

Hi Linus,

With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
fancy new kernel version.

Next pull will remove parallel SCSI too, about time that old dog got put
to sleep as well.

git://git.kernel.dk/linux-2.6-block.git for-2.6.40/parallel-io

Jens Axboe (1):
ide: remove crufty legacy IDE support

arch/arm/include/asm/ide.h | 23 -
arch/h8300/kernel/setup.c | 10 -
arch/m32r/platforms/m32104ut/io.c | 32 -
arch/m32r/platforms/m32700ut/io.c | 66 -
arch/m32r/platforms/mappi2/io.c | 66 -
arch/m32r/platforms/mappi3/io.c | 95 --
arch/m32r/platforms/opsput/io.c | 66 -
arch/m68k/include/asm/ide.h | 66 -
arch/mips/include/asm/ide.h | 13 -
arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic/ide.h | 138 --
arch/parisc/include/asm/ide.h | 57 -
arch/powerpc/include/asm/ide.h | 17 -
arch/sh/boards/mach-cayman/setup.c | 32 -
arch/sparc/include/asm/ide.h | 97 --
arch/tile/include/asm/ide.h | 25 -
drivers/Kconfig | 4 -
drivers/ide/Kconfig | 891 -------------
drivers/ide/Makefile | 119 --
drivers/ide/aec62xx.c | 330 -----
drivers/ide/ali14xx.c | 249 ----
drivers/ide/alim15x3.c | 602 ---------
drivers/ide/amd74xx.c | 347 -----
drivers/ide/at91_ide.c | 366 ------
drivers/ide/atiixp.c | 211 ---
drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c | 601 ---------
drivers/ide/buddha.c | 237 ----
drivers/ide/cmd640.c | 846 ------------
drivers/ide/cmd64x.c | 448 -------
drivers/ide/cs5520.c | 168 ---
drivers/ide/cs5530.c | 295 -----
drivers/ide/cs5535.c | 220 ----
drivers/ide/cs5536.c | 317 -----
drivers/ide/cy82c693.c | 230 ----
drivers/ide/delkin_cb.c | 193 ---
drivers/ide/dtc2278.c | 154 ---
drivers/ide/falconide.c | 178 ---
drivers/ide/gayle.c | 202 ---
drivers/ide/hpt366.c | 1548 ----------------------
drivers/ide/ht6560b.c | 382 ------
drivers/ide/icside.c | 693 ----------
drivers/ide/ide-4drives.c | 64 -
drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c | 610 ---------
drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c | 728 -----------
drivers/ide/ide-cd.c | 1811 --------------------------
drivers/ide/ide-cd.h | 126 --
drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c | 478 -------
drivers/ide/ide-cd_verbose.c | 359 ------
drivers/ide/ide-cs.c | 364 ------
drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c | 191 ---
drivers/ide/ide-disk.c | 791 ------------
drivers/ide/ide-disk.h | 29 -
drivers/ide/ide-disk_ioctl.c | 32 -
drivers/ide/ide-disk_proc.c | 175 ---
drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c | 334 -----
drivers/ide/ide-dma.c | 552 --------
drivers/ide/ide-eh.c | 441 -------
drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c | 543 --------
drivers/ide/ide-floppy.h | 39 -
drivers/ide/ide-floppy_ioctl.c | 304 -----
drivers/ide/ide-floppy_proc.c | 45 -
drivers/ide/ide-gd.c | 451 -------
drivers/ide/ide-gd.h | 42 -
drivers/ide/ide-generic.c | 149 ---
drivers/ide/ide-h8300.c | 109 --
drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c | 260 ----
drivers/ide/ide-io.c | 892 -------------
drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c | 288 -----
drivers/ide/ide-iops.c | 531 --------
drivers/ide/ide-legacy.c | 57 -
drivers/ide/ide-lib.c | 170 ---
drivers/ide/ide-park.c | 149 ---
drivers/ide/ide-pci-generic.c | 203 ---
drivers/ide/ide-pio-blacklist.c | 94 --
drivers/ide/ide-pm.c | 248 ----
drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c | 111 --
drivers/ide/ide-probe.c | 1608 -----------------------
drivers/ide/ide-proc.c | 790 ------------
drivers/ide/ide-scan-pci.c | 111 --
drivers/ide/ide-sysfs.c | 125 --
drivers/ide/ide-tape.c | 2075 ------------------------------
drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c | 674 ----------
drivers/ide/ide-timings.c | 211 ---
drivers/ide/ide-xfer-mode.c | 265 ----
drivers/ide/ide.c | 415 ------
drivers/ide/ide_platform.c | 147 ---
drivers/ide/it8172.c | 166 ---
drivers/ide/it8213.c | 216 ----
drivers/ide/it821x.c | 715 ----------
drivers/ide/jmicron.c | 176 ---
drivers/ide/macide.c | 140 --
drivers/ide/ns87415.c | 349 -----
drivers/ide/opti621.c | 178 ---
drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c | 400 ------
drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c | 562 --------
drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c | 361 ------
drivers/ide/piix.c | 474 -------
drivers/ide/pmac.c | 1728 -------------------------
drivers/ide/q40ide.c | 167 ---
drivers/ide/qd65xx.c | 446 -------
drivers/ide/qd65xx.h | 144 --
drivers/ide/rapide.c | 106 --
drivers/ide/rz1000.c | 99 --
drivers/ide/sc1200.c | 355 -----
drivers/ide/scc_pata.c | 889 -------------
drivers/ide/serverworks.c | 449 -------
drivers/ide/setup-pci.c | 664 ----------
drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c | 631 ---------
drivers/ide/siimage.c | 845 ------------
drivers/ide/sis5513.c | 636 ---------
drivers/ide/sl82c105.c | 365 ------
drivers/ide/slc90e66.c | 180 ---
drivers/ide/tc86c001.c | 269 ----
drivers/ide/triflex.c | 142 --
drivers/ide/trm290.c | 374 ------
drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c | 221 ----
drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c | 642 ---------
drivers/ide/umc8672.c | 183 ---
drivers/ide/via82cxxx.c | 537 --------
drivers/misc/lkdtm.c | 21 -
include/linux/ide.h | 1558 ----------------------
120 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 44213 deletions(-)
delete mode 100644 arch/arm/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/m68k/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/mips/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/mips/include/asm/mach-generic/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/parisc/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/powerpc/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/sparc/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 arch/tile/include/asm/ide.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/Kconfig
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/Makefile
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/aec62xx.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ali14xx.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/alim15x3.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/amd74xx.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/at91_ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/atiixp.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/au1xxx-ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/buddha.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cmd640.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cmd64x.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cs5520.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cs5530.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cs5535.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cs5536.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/cy82c693.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/delkin_cb.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/dtc2278.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/falconide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/gayle.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/hpt366.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ht6560b.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/icside.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-4drives.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-acpi.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-atapi.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-cd.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-cd.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-cd_ioctl.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-cd_verbose.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-cs.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-devsets.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-disk.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-disk.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-disk_ioctl.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-disk_proc.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-dma-sff.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-dma.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-eh.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-floppy.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-floppy.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-floppy_ioctl.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-floppy_proc.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-gd.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-gd.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-generic.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-h8300.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-io-std.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-io.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-ioctls.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-iops.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-legacy.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-lib.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-park.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-pci-generic.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-pio-blacklist.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-pm.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-pnp.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-proc.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-scan-pci.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-sysfs.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-tape.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-taskfile.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-timings.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide-xfer-mode.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ide_platform.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/it8172.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/it8213.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/it821x.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/jmicron.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/macide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/ns87415.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/opti621.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/palm_bk3710.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/pdc202xx_new.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/pdc202xx_old.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/piix.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/pmac.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/q40ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/qd65xx.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/qd65xx.h
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/rapide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/rz1000.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/sc1200.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/scc_pata.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/serverworks.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/setup-pci.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/sgiioc4.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/siimage.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/sis5513.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/sl82c105.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/slc90e66.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/tc86c001.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/triflex.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/trm290.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/tx4938ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/tx4939ide.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/umc8672.c
delete mode 100644 drivers/ide/via82cxxx.c
delete mode 100644 include/linux/ide.h

--
Jens Axboe


2011-05-24 18:29:55

by David Miller

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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

From: Jens Axboe <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:08:14 +0200

> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.

We've already had this discussion a million times, we can't do this.

2011-05-24 18:44:39

by Linus Torvalds

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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
> Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
> fancy new kernel version.

No.

Guys. Really.

Any version numbering change is *not* an excuse to drop any old stuff,
or do anything new and exciting.

If the IDE maintainer eventually decides that there really are zero
users, that's a different thing, and will be independent of any
version number change. Dropping truly dead code is always welcome,
regardless of anything else. But it needs to be truly dead, not
"wouldn't it be nice if we didn't carry this any more".

Linus

2011-05-24 18:43:03

by Jens Axboe

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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

On 2011-05-24 20:37, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
>> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
>> Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
>> fancy new kernel version.
>
> No.
>
> Guys. Really.
>
> Any version numbering change is *not* an excuse to drop any old stuff,
> or do anything new and exciting.

Boy, you guys sure are humorless. I would've thought the reference to
killing SCSI next would be a good clue.

So we can't kill x86 32-bit either?

--
Jens Axboe

2011-05-24 19:39:20

by Geert Uytterhoeven

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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 20:42, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2011-05-24 20:37, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
>>> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
>>> Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
>>> fancy new kernel version.

NAK.

>> No.
>>
>> Guys. Really.
>>
>> Any version numbering change is *not* an excuse to drop any old stuff,
>> or do anything new and exciting.
>
> Boy, you guys sure are humorless. I would've thought the reference to
> killing SCSI next would be a good clue.
>
> So we can't kill x86 32-bit either?

I wouldn't object to that one. Finally a good reason to kick admins
who still run
32-bit distros on 64-bit machines ;-)

Serious... Rumor says there's even a new 32-bit ABI for x86...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

--
Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- [email protected]

In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
                                -- Linus Torvalds

2011-05-24 21:18:06

by Mike Snitzer

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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0

On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 2011-05-24 20:37, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jens Axboe <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
>>> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
>>> Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
>>> fancy new kernel version.
>>
>> No.
>>
>> Guys. Really.
>>
>> Any version numbering change is *not* an excuse to drop any old stuff,
>> or do anything new and exciting.
>
> Boy, you guys sure are humorless. I would've thought the reference to
> killing SCSI next would be a good clue.

If you also referenced "42" everyone would've been in tears.. ;)