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Date:   Thu, 5 Nov 2020 18:05:48 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
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On Thu, 05 Nov 2020, Paul Fulghum wrote:

> 
> Another candidate for removal is drivers/char/pcmcia/synclink_cs.c
> 
> Everything I said about synclink.c/synclinkmp.c is true of that as well: the hardware stopped being manufactured decades ago and is not available for testing. The possibility of these cards still being around/functional for use with the latest kernel is about zero.
> 
> If Lee Jones does wants to add that to his patch, great. If not then I can do so.

I'll probably send this as a follow-up, as it's easier to get merged
into a different subsystem if they patches are separate and
orthogonal.

Will submit them on the morrow.

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