Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] eth: remove the driver for acenic / tigon1&2

From: Bjorn Helgaas <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:40:10 -0500

On Fri, Apr 03, 2026 at 02:50:32PM +0100, Gary Guo wrote:
> On Thu Apr 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM BST, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > The entire git history for this driver looks like tree-wide
> > and automated cleanups. There's even more coming now with
> > AI, so let's try to delete it instead.

> > +++ b/include/linux/pci_ids.h
> > @@ -1809,8 +1809,6 @@
> >  /* formerly Platform Tech */
> >  #define PCI_DEVICE_ID_ESS_ESS0100	0x0100
> >  
> > -#define PCI_VENDOR_ID_ALTEON		0x12ae
> > -
> >  #define PCI_SUBVENDOR_ID_CONNECT_TECH			0x12c4
> >  #define PCI_SUBDEVICE_ID_CONNECT_TECH_BH8_232		0x0001
> >  #define PCI_SUBDEVICE_ID_CONNECT_TECH_BH4_232		0x0002

> Does the PCI ID needs to be removed? There was a similar change that
> I recalled and the discussion eventually leads to ID not being
> removed.
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email-masked]/

I don't think there is value in removing the PCI_VENDOR_ID_ALTEON
definition.