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From:   NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>, axboe@kernel.dk
Date:   Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:17:40 +1100
Cc:     dbueso@suse.de, hch@infradead.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/block: Goodbye BLK_DEV_UMEM
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On Tue, Mar 23 2021, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:

> I'm also Ccing Neil, who is one of the authors.

Thanks!
I have no objection to the removal.  The driver served its purpose at
the time, but technology has moved on.
Add
  Acked-by: NeilBrown <neilb@suse.de>
if you like (not necessary).

Thanks,
NeilBrown

>
> On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, Bueso wrote:
>
>>This removes the driver on the premise that it has been unused for a long
>>time. This is a better approach compared to changing untestable code nobody
>>cares about in the first place. Similarly, the umem.com website now shows a
>>mere Godaddy parking add.
>>
>>Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
>>Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dbueso@suse.de>
>>---
>> arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig       |    1 -
>> arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig   |    1 -
>> arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig |    1 -
>> drivers/block/Kconfig                   |   17 -
>> drivers/block/Makefile                  |    1 -
>> drivers/block/umem.c                    | 1130 -----------------------
>> drivers/block/umem.h                    |  132 ---
>> 7 files changed, 1283 deletions(-)
>> delete mode 100644 drivers/block/umem.c
>> delete mode 100644 drivers/block/umem.h

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