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From:   Johannes Thumshirn <Johannes.Thumshirn@wdc.com>
To:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>,
        Finn Thain <fthain@telegraphics.com.au>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver
Thread-Topic: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver
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Date:   Tue, 16 Jun 2020 14:13:54 +0000
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On 16/06/2020 16:09, Bart Van Assche wrote:=0A=
> On 2020-06-16 02:42, Finn Thain wrote:=0A=
>> Martin said, "I'd appreciate a patch to remove it"=0A=
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>> And Bart said, "do you want to keep this driver in the kernel tree?"=0A=
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>> AFAICT both comments are quite ambiguous. I don't see an actionable =0A=
>> request, just an expression of interest from people doing their jobs.=0A=
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>> Note well: there is no pay check associated with having a MAINTAINERS fi=
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>> entry.=0A=
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> Hi Finn,=0A=
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> As far as I know the sbp driver only has had one user ever and that user=
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> is no longer user the sbp driver. So why to keep it in the kernel tree?=
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> Restoring a kernel driver can be easy - the first step is a "git revert".=
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Why not move the driver to drivers/staging for 2 or 3 kernel releases and i=
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noone steps up, delete it?=0A=
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Just my 2 Cents,=0A=
	Johannes=0A=