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From: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To: Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@intel.com>
Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>,
	davem@davemloft.net, kuba@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Benjamin Reed <breed@users.sourceforge.net>,
	Javier Achirica <achirica@users.sourceforge.net>,
	Jean Tourrilhes <jt@hpl.hp.com>,
	Fabrice Bellet <fabrice@bellet.info>,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
	Ondrej Zary <linux@rainbow-software.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/30] net: wireless: cisco: airo: Fix a myriad of coding style issues
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2020 21:04:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20200817200432.GY4354@dell> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200817112706.000000f2@intel.com>

On Mon, 17 Aug 2020, Jesse Brandeburg wrote:

> On Mon, 17 Aug 2020 16:27:01 +0300
> Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org> wrote:
> 
> > I was surprised to see that someone was using this driver in 2015, so
> > I'm not sure anymore what to do. Of course we could still just remove
> > it and later revert if someone steps up and claims the driver is still
> > usable. Hmm. Does anyone any users of this driver?
> 
> What about moving the driver over into staging, which is generally the
> way I understood to move a driver slowly out of the kernel?

I always thought Staging was used for *incoming* drivers?

Either way, Staging is on my hit list.  It's actually next after Net.

Is there a Kconfig symbol that can be used to not include it in the
standard builds?  I'm aware of BROKEN.  Is there anything more
suitable for a deprecated driver (I don't see a DEPRECATED symbol).

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]
Senior Technical Lead - Developer Services
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  reply	other threads:[~2020-08-17 20:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 72+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-08-14 11:39 [PATCH 00/30] Rid W=1 warnings in Networking Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 01/30] net: bonding: bond_3ad: Fix a bunch of kerneldoc parameter issues Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 02/30] net: bonding: bond_main: Document 'proto' and rename 'new_active' parameters Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 03/30] net: ethernet: 3com: 3c574_cs: Remove set but unused variables 'tx' and 'rx' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 04/30] net: bonding: bond_alb: Describe alb_handle_addr_collision_on_attach()'s 'bond' and 'addr' params Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 05/30] net: wireless: atmel: atmel: Demote non-kerneldoc header to standard comment block Lee Jones
2020-08-27 12:16   ` [PATCH 05/30] " Kalle Valo
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 06/30] net: ethernet: 8390: axnet_cs: Document unused parameter 'txqueue' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 07/30] net: wireless: broadcom: b43: main: Add braces around empty statements Lee Jones
2020-08-14 15:12   ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-14 16:43     ` Lee Jones
2020-08-14 17:25       ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-17  8:50         ` Lee Jones
2020-08-27  7:42           ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-27  8:49             ` Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 08/30] net: wireless: ath: carl9170: Mark 'ar9170_qmap' as __maybe_unused Lee Jones
2020-08-14 15:14   ` Christian Lamparter
2020-08-14 16:40     ` Lee Jones
2020-08-14 17:25       ` Christian Lamparter
2020-08-17  8:43         ` Lee Jones
2020-08-17  8:26     ` Rasmus Villemoes
2020-08-17 12:59       ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-17 18:29         ` Christian Lamparter
2020-08-18  9:50         ` Lee Jones
2020-08-27  7:54           ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-27  9:33   ` [PATCH v2 08/30] net: wireless: ath: carl9170: Convert 'ar9170_qmap' to inline function Lee Jones
2020-08-28 20:28     ` Christian Lamparter
2020-08-31 13:56       ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-31 15:19     ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 09/30] net: wireless: ath: ath5k: pcu: Add a description for 'band' remove one for 'mode' Lee Jones
2020-08-17 10:20   ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 10/30] net: wan: dlci: Remove set but not used variable 'err' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 11/30] net: wireless: cisco: airo: Place brackets around empty statement Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 12/30] net: wireless: cisco: airo: Fix a myriad of coding style issues Lee Jones
2020-08-14 15:15   ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-14 16:38     ` Lee Jones
2020-08-17 13:27       ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-17 18:27         ` Jesse Brandeburg
2020-08-17 20:04           ` Lee Jones [this message]
2020-08-17 21:35           ` Ondrej Zary
2020-08-27  7:49             ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-27 20:23               ` Ondrej Zary
2020-08-28  8:59                 ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-28 10:08                   ` Lee Jones
2020-08-28 12:37                     ` Kalle Valo
2020-08-28 21:34                   ` Ondrej Zary
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 13/30] net: wireless: ath: wil6210: cfg80211: Demote non-kerneldoc headers to standard comment blocks Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 14/30] net: wireless: intel: iwlegacy: common: Remove set but not used variable 'len' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 15/30] net: wireless: intel: iwlegacy: common: Demote kerneldoc headers to standard comment blocks Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 16/30] net: wireless: intel: ipw2200: Remove set but unused variables 'rc' and 'w' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 17/30] net: wireless: broadcom: b43legacy: main: Provide braces around empty 'if' body Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 18/30] net: fddi: skfp: hwmtm: Remove seemingly unused variable 'ID_sccs' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 19/30] net: fddi: skfp: fplustm: " Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 20/30] net: wireless: ath: ath5k: base: Fix kerneldoc formatting issue Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 21/30] net: fddi: skfp: smt: Place definition of 'smt_pdef' under same stipulations as its use Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 22/30] net: wireless: broadcom: brcm80211: brcmfmac: fweh: Remove set but unused variable 'err' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 23/30] net: wireless: broadcom: brcm80211: brcmfmac: fweh: Fix docrot related function documentation issues Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 24/30] net: wireless: broadcom: brcm80211: brcmsmac: mac80211_if: Demote a few non-conformant kerneldoc headers Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 25/30] net: wireless: intel: ipw2x00: ipw2200: Demote lots of nonconformant kerneldoc comments Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 26/30] net: wireless: broadcom: b43: phy_common: Demote non-conformant kerneldoc header Lee Jones
     [not found]   ` <CAJrvBf00yQQ7F1p1utBuq1oWc2RwnqXijBjaJ+FuxG0mS0TvOA@mail.gmail.com>
2020-08-14 16:36     ` Lee Jones
2020-08-17  8:06   ` Rafał Miłecki
2020-08-17  9:11     ` Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 27/30] net: fddi: skfp: smt: Remove seemingly unused variable 'ID_sccs' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 28/30] net: fddi: skfp: cfm: Remove set but unused variable 'oldstate' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 29/30] net: fddi: skfp: cfm: Remove seemingly unused variable 'ID_sccs' Lee Jones
2020-08-14 11:39 ` [PATCH 30/30] net: wireless: broadcom: b43: phy_n: Add empty braces around empty statements Lee Jones
2020-08-15  3:42 ` [PATCH 00/30] Rid W=1 warnings in Networking David Miller
2020-08-17  9:26   ` Lee Jones
2020-08-17 19:02     ` David Miller
2020-08-17 19:58       ` Lee Jones
     [not found] ` <87eeo88pdr.fsf@tynnyri.adurom.net>
2020-08-17  8:16   ` Lee Jones

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