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=DKIMWL_WL_HIGH,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,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 D0E85C2D0C6 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 13:03:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A346120718 for ; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 13:03:02 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1577624582; bh=MLl8udGdOmbEWmqPwM88Z3x+HeHspaQqIow+p9hDDPc=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:List-ID:From; b=HzIsK01crHVcL7nIIEKyf+6ZBTagB02pftICt3PQn64hjJSR3auWdcgCgWiGSaq3S 1MpxGkKum0njAzwrhQZkZMDWnYwwPUQ1otvK+jSs4+zLH2/xcAiHWQ6u3tpR2+Dv4a eJjO0UXqAR54qqYN4sxtmeeRjzSoELpPeKUSBOrg= Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726508AbfL2NCs (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Dec 2019 08:02:48 -0500 Received: from mail.kernel.org ([198.145.29.99]:60904 "EHLO mail.kernel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726189AbfL2NCr (ORCPT ); Sun, 29 Dec 2019 08:02:47 -0500 Received: from localhost (83-86-89-107.cable.dynamic.v4.ziggo.nl [83.86.89.107]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id BF938207FD; Sun, 29 Dec 2019 13:02:46 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=kernel.org; s=default; t=1577624567; bh=MLl8udGdOmbEWmqPwM88Z3x+HeHspaQqIow+p9hDDPc=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=2p/S+ioDdgb2PVa5C/ctTX2J3HIqi+ZadIOR2Pxbz7ObOU8IZvXdRF9pgtp3PqHYh 86CS02vXDATqUj7fk4G2Pc2WU9/oEzC07Czp3MZVmtmyYeAT3D3t9Rw+GwF+iFFhlH qu4hRKi+RVZI1xZAUS1nldY6YskB2H2f9XHoXW54= Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 14:02:41 +0100 From: "gregkh@linuxfoundation.org" To: "Getz, Robin" Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: Drivers for obsolete devices Message-ID: <20191229130241.GA2614@kroah.com> References: <1B3D4336-F843-463A-9E90-5783E0FD6D4A@analog.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <1B3D4336-F843-463A-9E90-5783E0FD6D4A@analog.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Dec 28, 2019 at 11:37:24PM +0000, Getz, Robin wrote: > Greg: > > I was using some of the holidays quiet time to go through the list of > drivers for ADI peripherals in the kernel, and was trying to note the > ones that were based on “obsolete” or “not recommended for new design” > devices. > > I understand supporting old hardware is a goal, but it should be clear > to users that they shouldn’t be designing in old/obsolete hardware > just because a driver exists... That sounds like something the hardware company that makes the chips does, not selling them to companies for new devices, not something that the operating system should be worried about :) Go yell at your salespeople. good luck! greg k-h