From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262237AbVG0NEC (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:04:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262238AbVG0NCL (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:02:11 -0400 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:37806 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262237AbVG0NAv (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Jul 2005 09:00:51 -0400 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Zoran Dzelajlija Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:38:37 +0200 Organization: Mala leteca gamad Message-ID: <20050726233837.459A.3.NOFFLE@islands.iskon.hr> References: <20050726150837.GT3160@stusta.de> <42E6645B.30206@zabbo.net> Reply-To: Zoran Dzelajlija X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: islands.iskon.hr User-Agent: tin/1.7.8-20050315 ("Scalpay") (UNIX) (Linux/2.6.10-skas3-v7 (i686)) Cc: linux-sound@vger.kernel.org Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Zach Brown wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > This patch schedules obsolete OSS drivers (with ALSA drivers that > > support the same hardware) for removal. > > I've Cc'ed the people listed in MAINTAINERS as being responsible for one > > or more of these drivers, and I've also Cc'ed the ALSA people. > I haven't touched the maestro drivers in so long (for near-total lack of > docs, etc.) that I can't be considered authoritative for approving it's > removal. If people are relying on it I certainly don't know who they > are. In better news, Takashi should now have the pile of maestro > hardware that I used in the first pass to help him maintain the ALSA > driver.. The OSS maestro driver works better on my old Armada E500 laptop. I tried ALSA after switching to 2.6, but the computer hung with 2.6.8.1 or 2.6.10 if I touched the volume buttons. With OSS they just work. The four separate dsp devices also look kind of more useful. Zoran