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Subject: Re: [PATCH] xsysace: Remove SYSACE driver
To:     Davidlohr Bueso <dave@stgolabs.net>,
        Michal Simek <michal.simek@xilinx.com>
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From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
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On 3/22/21 6:04 PM, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 09 Nov 2020, Michal Simek wrote:
> 
>> Sysace IP is no longer used on Xilinx PowerPC 405/440 and Microblaze
>> systems. The driver is not regularly tested and very likely not working for
>> quite a long time that's why remove it.
> 
> Is there a reason this patch was never merged? can the driver be
> removed? I ran into this as a potential tasklet user that can be
> replaced/removed.

I'd be happy to merge it for 5.13.

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Jens Axboe