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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Thomas Osterried <thomas@osterried.de>
Cc: linux-hams@vger.kernel.org, jreuter@yaina.de, arnd@arndb.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: hamradio: remove support for DMA SCC devices
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:39:41 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220426123941.5c6643ee@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YmhACVaakjATNFl4@x-berg.in-berlin.de>

On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:55:05 +0200 Thomas Osterried wrote:
> Jakub informed, that the dmascc driver will be removed from kernel.
> 
> I think, Jakub's descision should be discussed here on the list, by the users.

Thanks a lot for the forward!

> DMASCC is the "high speed DMA" driver.
> SCC driver (also with Z8530) will be left in the kernel.
> 
> Hmm, I cannot really understand the decision of kickoff for DMASCC, and
> why the code "older" SCC ISA-bus cards will be kept.

We are infamously bad at deciding when to retire code in the kernel,
the arbitrary rule I used now was "does it depend on VIRT_TO_BUS".
I figured the non-DMA SCC will go when ISA goes.

  reply	other threads:[~2022-04-26 19:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-04-26 17:54 [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: remove non-Ethernet drivers using virt_to_bus() Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 1/6] net: atm: remove support for Fujitsu FireStream ATM devices Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 2/6] net: atm: remove support for Madge Horizon " Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 3/6] net: atm: remove support for ZeitNet ZN122x " Jakub Kicinski
2022-08-10  7:36   ` Jiri Slaby
2022-08-10  9:11     ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-08-10 16:42       ` Jakub Kicinski
2022-08-11  5:19         ` Jiri Slaby
2022-08-11  9:18           ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 4/6] net: wan: remove support for COSA and SRP synchronous serial boards Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 5/6] net: wan: remove support for Z85230-based devices Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 17:54 ` [PATCH net-next 6/6] net: hamradio: remove support for DMA SCC devices Jakub Kicinski
2022-04-26 18:55   ` Thomas Osterried
2022-04-26 19:39     ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2022-04-27 13:27       ` Arnd Bergmann
2022-05-02  1:01         ` Thomas Osterried
2022-04-27 11:30 ` [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: remove non-Ethernet drivers using virt_to_bus() patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

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