On Fri, Oct 11, 2024 at 08:59:44PM +0200, Philipp Hortmann wrote: > Dear Sirs, > > Forest Bond contributed this driver in 2009. > > The following points let me propose to delete the driver: > - This driver generates maintenance workload > - This driver has a maximum 54MBit/s as it supports only 802.11 b/g. Peak > throughput is 3MBytes/s. > - ping times can be 17ms are often above 500ms and worst case 22 seconds. > > I suggest deleting the driver as it no longer meets current expectations. > > Former Maintainer Forest Bond <forest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> is unreachable. > > The staging subsystem needs to focus on drivers that support usable hardware > that is available. Newbies can then get the hardware and play around which > is fun. > > Please consider that support will remain for years in the longterm kernels. > > Thanks for any response about your thoughts. > > No response will result in a patch for removal in 14 days. If I respond quicker saying "yes, please remove it!" will you send a patch? :) thanks, greg k-h
