Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756386Ab3JRQYP (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:24:15 -0400 Received: from g6t0184.atlanta.hp.com ([15.193.32.61]:37379 "EHLO g6t0184.atlanta.hp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753954Ab3JRQYN convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Oct 2013 12:24:13 -0400 From: "Miller, Mike (OS Dev)" To: Jens Axboe , Andrew Morton CC: LKML-scsi , LKML Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel Thread-Topic: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel Thread-Index: AQHOy33Dj6o9AShM8kGldyBHHApEv5n5e5kAgAEpOZA= Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 16:22:07 +0000 Message-ID: <48275AD710FCA34184C2B6186B4016B32D15F735@G6W2491.americas.hpqcorp.net> References: <20131017175226.GA31535@thumper.usa.hp.com> <20131017141337.425f84c630ffe1c7c61c4dc4@linux-foundation.org> <20131017223616.GB32575@kernel.dk> In-Reply-To: <20131017223616.GB32575@kernel.dk> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [15.193.49.24] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1228 Lines: 36 > -----Original Message----- > From: Jens Axboe [mailto:axboe@kernel.dk] > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 5:36 PM > To: Andrew Morton > Cc: Miller, Mike (OS Dev); LKML-scsi; LKML > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] remove cpqarray from mainline kernel > > On Thu, Oct 17 2013, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Thu, 17 Oct 2013 12:52:26 -0500 Mike Miller > wrote: > > > > > cpqarray hasn't been used in over 12 years. It's doubtful that > > > anyone still uses the board. It's time the driver was removed from the > mainline kernel. > > > The only updates these days are minor and mostly done by people > outside of HP. > > > > It's amazing the weird stuff people get up to. Perhaps we should > > disable it in config for a cycle or two, see if that flushes anyone out? > > I think that would be prudent, you never know what people run... > > -- > Jens Axboe I agree with Andrew's suggestion. Should I submit a patch that only removes cpqarray from config? -- mikem -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/