Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ethernet: neterion: s2io: remove unused driver

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:56:07 -0800

On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 01:19:34 +0000 (GMT) Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> > highly unlikely that this driver is still being used. Remove the
> > driver, and move the former maintainer to the CREDITS file (restoring
> > credit for the vxge driver, which was removed in commit f05643a0f60b
> > ("eth: remove neterion/vxge").  
> 
>  How do you know it's not used? 

Hard to prove a negative and whatnot.

We deleted the vxge which I think(?) was for a newer version of this HW
3+ years ago and nobody complained. 

> What's the gain from removing a driver unless say it's broken and
> does not build?

People keep sending cleanups and fixes for these old drivers.
It takes time to review that stuff.