Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, Nov 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: >> >> So I don't know what to do. Should we try adding a warning like below? :) >> >> "This ancient driver will be removed from the kernel in 2022, but if >> it still works send report to <...@...> to avoid the removal." >> >> How do other subsystems handle ancient drivers? > > A good way to get everyone's attention would be to collect as many > drivers as possible that are almost certainly unused and move them to > drivers/staging/ with a warning like the above, as I just did for > drivers/wimax. That would make it to the usual news outlets > and lead to the remaining users (if any) noticing it so they can then > ask for the drivers to be moved back -- or decide it's time to let go > if the hardware can easily be replaced. I like that. I think we first should make a list of drivers which we suspect are either unused or not working anymore. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
