Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] eth: de4x5: remove support for Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA

From: Michael Ellerman <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 20:40:48 +1000

Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]> writes:
> Looks like almost all changes to this driver had been tree-wide
> refactoring since git era begun. There is one commit from Al
> 15 years ago which could potentially be fixing a real bug.
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> The driver is using virt_to_bus() and is a real magnet for pointless
> cleanups. It seems unlikely to have real users. Let's try to shed
> this maintenance burden.
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> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
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>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/dec/de4x5.rst     |  189 -
>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst         |    1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/mtx1_defconfig              |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/chrp32_defconfig         |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig         |    1 -

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <[email-masked]> (powerpc)

cheers