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 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30CDCC433F5 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:40:16 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1444325AbiDVGnG (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:43:06 -0400 Received: from lindbergh.monkeyblade.net ([23.128.96.19]:45982 "EHLO lindbergh.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1444475AbiDVGmd (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Apr 2022 02:42:33 -0400 Received: from ams.source.kernel.org (ams.source.kernel.org [145.40.68.75]) by lindbergh.monkeyblade.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6E4EB50B3E for ; Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:39:41 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.kernel.org (relay.kernel.org [52.25.139.140]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ams.source.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E458B82A95 for ; Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:39:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by smtp.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 619B2C385A0; Fri, 22 Apr 2022 06:39:38 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=linuxfoundation.org; s=korg; t=1650609578; bh=9yNligLg42qTGCwDgsfnc18X93RVA0YWjVpK6l85LYg=; h=Date:From:To:Cc:Subject:References:In-Reply-To:From; b=Du/D+WacTmgccwMBXa1I0QgQNaTWCbTMAg/IYkHY6EUmKHShaHzA1J5pdnQJlFuII DBeRKXKEnoCbCczrKk2Dv1lriuLFRNYA8p0y6Rbr1vki1vkVZGgpOpP+nmz9OTgkL7 HdnKm/TSe6AGVfKLqx+dNDNEj1MNvwn4j/Sib8ao= Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2022 08:39:36 +0200 From: Greg Kroah-Hartman To: Martyn Welch Cc: Bruno Moreira-Guedes , Manohar Vanga , linux-staging@lists.linux.dev, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, outreachy@lists.linux.dev, Bruno's Patch Watchbox Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] staging: vme: Cleanup driver tree old structures Message-ID: References: <3e91b72a86294b542acf460657d0fd94adeb252e.camel@welchs.me.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <3e91b72a86294b542acf460657d0fd94adeb252e.camel@welchs.me.uk> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 08:16:05PM +0100, Martyn Welch wrote: > On Wed, 2022-04-20 at 18:43 +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote: > > On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 08:29:49PM -0300, Bruno Moreira-Guedes wrote: > > > This patch series modify the vme_user driver's place in > > > menuconfig (1/3), fixes a missing `depends on` line in a Kconfig > > > file > > > (2/3), and rearrages the directory tree for the driver allowing a > > > more > > > straightforward comprehension of its contents (3/3). > > > > > > The 'vme_user/' driver is the only remaining vme-family driver in > > > the > > > 'staging/' tree, but its structure, entry in menuconfig and > > > building > > > routines are still attached to the 'vme/' subtree now outside > > > 'staging/'. The present patchset fixes it. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Bruno Moreira-Guedes > > > > What about deleting the vme drivers entirely? > > I assume you're suggesting deleting the "vme_user" driver from the > staging directory? Yes, at the very least given that no one has tried to fix it up and get it out of staging in many years. > > Martyn, anyone still using these? > > > > I'm fairly sure that the actual VME drivers for the hardware bridges > (the bits not in staging) are still being used based on the > conversations I've had today. I'm just trying to find out whether the > vme_user bit is actively being used. If the non-staging vme drivers are still being used, that's great. But if not, those too should be dropped. thanks, greg k-h