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=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, 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 A4F4AC32751 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:36:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76023206A3 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:36:51 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=gmail.com header.i=@gmail.com header.b="nK35ux85" Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730704AbfGaUgu (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:36:50 -0400 Received: from mail-lj1-f172.google.com ([209.85.208.172]:33352 "EHLO mail-lj1-f172.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1727508AbfGaUgs (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:36:48 -0400 Received: by mail-lj1-f172.google.com with SMTP id h10so67008578ljg.0 for ; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:36:47 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=W5sXEYqP0ujTX/3QnJh9aARc9TQKIr+quqWDCsTrp4U=; b=nK35ux85iR+5iGNAAHcDjrGy41ccb9PKY2zg9w/t79t7Hr1vmfOt4jW+XEkBGUDY2E AZSg/PRLc0Fe7sV4p+e3bY0P34b8u2tymwXw47PlQBz0FijPak7118X1KnTMMJwOQoad oMtZimAoeb2b7tljD3lDN/ZQ/C/br/YGw70apikcs/HHl+SwSao/hey4dj6A3GcGm0W5 A43EowiIQgcb9U+reFFUxiZLwi43UCUyBfNNs1Tir7blDUaY7dHYe+XUvTxMj4VpJLQI HqYjRf5zx9X32n39irmRECGNrqB4l/OCYpUaBeFUk0W2W6fqqvcMbPCvvzwrEJJRshZU 8Bxg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=W5sXEYqP0ujTX/3QnJh9aARc9TQKIr+quqWDCsTrp4U=; b=jAtAGuGPKgNrGsz9ewKV9FV/aODovrLEJ17sgbs8kHIKPzh07gyU1CNeLQYda2rV/F vPY3pYOd9rbYHeQtJxj9NO8a8BWQyMrfXYFQ2/vAoQPre3adaPWQRkxX3Qas15+BuDar wzqhiRqeHaz+zu308qkQYjfS2aHw54RmAAzELbi6E3LR6Lxsw0oGZhWZFEMIbec1e5/H 3uCyUMITNcYXWn5EJjlXOYqL3q1nsDvPEgd2kEc+4dPt5D5h42MGDRoDTfxZ35i5UY18 Q/J6XFLIR6Qj7xEwd7LTWxZD362R4pyD/7uV7BUcRqksxtOuiSQ+a0p5Ge+1kUrc3GSX ZGbw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAXicOmHc8RyK7E8YkhlJEuYgiY9pMIWJrRW8p4se4evMWDuw4gq LrGv/6hj5KZVRrnNxvSJTN2TgGRUy4jO/jWT36oJzn9y X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxzvgiZyhdf/oxBzDg8ih4P5jyW7VSXiJL0vJJVaPVuVfm7Y5rGy7PPKdEQvacxwm2HyM0PekkgJgaTaTx/SmY= X-Received: by 2002:a2e:124b:: with SMTP id t72mr66296974lje.143.1564605406218; Wed, 31 Jul 2019 13:36:46 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 From: Alex Henrie Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:36:34 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Merge branch 'floppy' To: LKML , Linus Torvalds , Denis Efremov Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Actual working physical floppy hardware is getting hard to find, and > while Willy was able to test this, I think the driver can be considered > pretty much dead from an actual hardware standpoint. Just for the record: I have an Ubuntu machine, still in daily use, that has a floppy disk connector on the motherboard. The motherboard was made in 2006 if I remember correctly and has a quad-core Intel CPU. It has both a 3.5" and a 5.25" drive installed and they get used every time somebody finds another pile of floppy disks in Grandpa's garage. I'd be happy to test floppy driver changes on this hardware if anyone needs me to. -Alex