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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: wireless: orphan qfnfmac and plfxlc drivers?
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Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:00:23 +0200
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Igor Mitsyanko <i.mitsyanko@gmail.com> writes:

> On 2/16/24 01:37, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Jeff Johnson <quic_jjohnson@quicinc.com> writes:
>>
>>> On 2/15/2024 9:21 AM, Kalle Valo wrote:
>>>> <imitsyanko@quantenna.com>: host mail.quantenna.com[50.87.249.29] said: 550 No
>>>>      Such User Here (in reply to RCPT TO command)
>>> Apparently Quantenna was acquired by ON Semi in 2019[1], and in 2022
>>> they closed it down[2]. Seems pretty abandoned to me.
>> Thanks Jeff. I do wonder is anyone even using qtnfmac and plfxlc? Maybe
>> we should just delete the drivers as nobody seems to care about them?
>>
> (replacing imitsyanko@quantenna.com with my personal email)
>
> Hi Kalle, Jeff,
>
> that's right, Quantenna division was shutdown by ON. To my knowledge
> no users of qtnfmac drivers are left after that. I would think
> removing driver altogether is the right approach. I'm not associated
> with ON anymore so it's just my personal opinion.
>
> CCing Krystal Heaton who I found on ON "contacts" web page (just in
> case someone from ON wants to comment if removing qtnfmac driver from
> Linux kernel is a concern).

Sad news but thanks for letting us know. So unless anyone else objects
the plan is to remove qtnfmac driver in the near future.

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