From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 409ECC433DF for ; Thu, 14 May 2020 11:11:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 274562074A for ; Thu, 14 May 2020 11:11:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726160AbgENLLk convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 May 2020 07:11:40 -0400 Received: from eu-smtp-delivery-151.mimecast.com ([146.101.78.151]:59742 "EHLO eu-smtp-delivery-151.mimecast.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726166AbgENLLj (ORCPT ); Thu, 14 May 2020 07:11:39 -0400 Received: from AcuMS.aculab.com (156.67.243.126 [156.67.243.126]) (Using TLS) by relay.mimecast.com with ESMTP id uk-mta-265-AUtpnFh1OOqNFr-2xQZocg-1; Thu, 14 May 2020 12:11:35 +0100 X-MC-Unique: AUtpnFh1OOqNFr-2xQZocg-1 Received: from AcuMS.Aculab.com (fd9f:af1c:a25b:0:43c:695e:880f:8750) by AcuMS.aculab.com (fd9f:af1c:a25b:0:43c:695e:880f:8750) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1347.2; Thu, 14 May 2020 12:11:34 +0100 Received: from AcuMS.Aculab.com ([fe80::43c:695e:880f:8750]) by AcuMS.aculab.com ([fe80::43c:695e:880f:8750%12]) with mapi id 15.00.1347.000; Thu, 14 May 2020 12:11:34 +0100 From: David Laight To: 'Christoph Hellwig' CC: 'Joe Perches' , "David S. Miller" , Jakub Kicinski , Eric Dumazet , "Alexey Kuznetsov" , Hideaki YOSHIFUJI , Vlad Yasevich , Neil Horman , Marcelo Ricardo Leitner , Jon Maloy , Ying Xue , "drbd-dev@lists.linbit.com" , "linux-block@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-nvme@lists.infradead.org" , "target-devel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-afs@lists.infradead.org" , "linux-cifs@vger.kernel.org" , "cluster-devel@redhat.com" , "ocfs2-devel@oss.oracle.com" , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-sctp@vger.kernel.org" , "ceph-devel@vger.kernel.org" , "rds-devel@oss.oracle.com" , "linux-nfs@vger.kernel.org" Subject: RE: remove kernel_setsockopt and kernel_getsockopt Thread-Topic: remove kernel_setsockopt and kernel_getsockopt Thread-Index: AQHWKU15LJmP4mOGDE2/GHhLszFt9KinP7aQgAAO/ACAABIowP//8l8AgAAaF3A= Date: Thu, 14 May 2020 11:11:34 +0000 Message-ID: References: <20200513062649.2100053-1-hch@lst.de> <756758e8f0e34e2e97db470609f5fbba@AcuMS.aculab.com> <20200514101838.GA12548@lst.de> <20200514103450.GA12901@lst.de> In-Reply-To: <20200514103450.GA12901@lst.de> Accept-Language: en-GB, en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-ms-exchange-transport-fromentityheader: Hosted x-originating-ip: [10.202.205.107] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mimecast-Spam-Score: 0 X-Mimecast-Originator: aculab.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-rdma-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org From: 'Christoph Hellwig' > Sent: 14 May 2020 11:35 > On Thu, May 14, 2020 at 10:26:41AM +0000, David Laight wrote: > > From: Christoph Hellwig > > > Only for those were we have users, and all those are covered. > > > > What do we tell all our users when our kernel SCTP code > > no longer works? > > We only care about in-tree modules, just like for every other interface > in the kernel. Even if our management agreed to release the code and the code layout matched the kernel guidelines you still wouldn't want two large drivers that implement telephony functionality for hardware that very few people actually have. David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)