* can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? @ 2008-02-09 16:54 Robert P. J. Day 2008-02-09 18:49 ` Matthew Wilcox 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2008-02-09 16:54 UTC (permalink / raw) To: linux-scsi just an observation that, even though 53c7xx content has been officially removed, there are still a few droppings hanging around the tree: $ grep -r 53c7xx * arch/m68k/Makefile:# without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-( Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. drivers/scsi/a4000t.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. drivers/scsi/zalon.c: * Zalon 53c7xx device driver. drivers/scsi/zorro7xx.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. $ rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Home page: http://crashcourse.ca Fedora Cookbook: http://crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook ======================================================================== ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? 2008-02-09 16:54 can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? Robert P. J. Day @ 2008-02-09 18:49 ` Matthew Wilcox 2008-02-09 19:12 ` Robert P. J. Day 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2008-02-09 18:49 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Robert P. J. Day; +Cc: linux-scsi On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:54:43AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > just an observation that, even though 53c7xx content has been > officially removed, there are still a few droppings hanging around the > tree: Erm. It's not just a driver, it's also the name of some chips. > $ grep -r 53c7xx * > arch/m68k/Makefile:# without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-( Ask the m68k guys. Obviously, the comment can go away, but maybe they want to remove -fno-strength-reduce now ...? > Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > drivers/scsi/zalon.c: * Zalon 53c7xx device driver. Here it's being used as the name of the chip. > drivers/scsi/a4000t.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > drivers/scsi/zorro7xx.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. This is part of the credit being given to Alan Hourihane. I don't see how you can remove it. -- Intel are signing my paycheques ... these opinions are still mine "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such a retrograde step." ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? 2008-02-09 18:49 ` Matthew Wilcox @ 2008-02-09 19:12 ` Robert P. J. Day 2008-02-09 19:32 ` Matthew Wilcox 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2008-02-09 19:12 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Matthew Wilcox; +Cc: linux-scsi On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:54:43AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > just an observation that, even though 53c7xx content has been > > officially removed, there are still a few droppings hanging around the > > tree: > > Erm. It's not just a driver, it's also the name of some chips. > > > $ grep -r 53c7xx * > > arch/m68k/Makefile:# without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-( > > Ask the m68k guys. Obviously, the comment can go away, but maybe they > want to remove -fno-strength-reduce now ...? > > > Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > drivers/scsi/zalon.c: * Zalon 53c7xx device driver. > > Here it's being used as the name of the chip. > > > drivers/scsi/a4000t.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > drivers/scsi/zorro7xx.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > This is part of the credit being given to Alan Hourihane. I don't see > how you can remove it. sorry, i wasn't suggesting removing *all* of that, just doing a mindless grep and posting the results. whether anyone wants to process any of that is their call. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Home page: http://crashcourse.ca Fedora Cookbook: http://crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook ======================================================================== ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? 2008-02-09 19:12 ` Robert P. J. Day @ 2008-02-09 19:32 ` Matthew Wilcox 2008-02-09 19:35 ` Robert P. J. Day 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2008-02-09 19:32 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Robert P. J. Day; +Cc: linux-scsi On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 02:12:07PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:54:43AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > just an observation that, even though 53c7xx content has been > > > officially removed, there are still a few droppings hanging around the > > > tree: > > > > Erm. It's not just a driver, it's also the name of some chips. > > > > > $ grep -r 53c7xx * > > > arch/m68k/Makefile:# without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-( > > > > Ask the m68k guys. Obviously, the comment can go away, but maybe they > > want to remove -fno-strength-reduce now ...? > > > > > Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > > Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > > drivers/scsi/zalon.c: * Zalon 53c7xx device driver. > > > > Here it's being used as the name of the chip. > > > > > drivers/scsi/a4000t.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > > drivers/scsi/zorro7xx.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > > > This is part of the credit being given to Alan Hourihane. I don't see > > how you can remove it. > > sorry, i wasn't suggesting removing *all* of that, just doing a > mindless grep and posting the results. whether anyone wants to > process any of that is their call. I was suggesting ways you could turn that mindless grep into a useful contribution. Whether you want to follow those suggestions is up to you. -- Intel are signing my paycheques ... these opinions are still mine "Bill, look, we understand that you're interested in selling us this operating system, but compare it to ours. We can't possibly take such a retrograde step." ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: can all 53c7xx-related stuff be removed? 2008-02-09 19:32 ` Matthew Wilcox @ 2008-02-09 19:35 ` Robert P. J. Day 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Robert P. J. Day @ 2008-02-09 19:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Matthew Wilcox; +Cc: linux-scsi On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 02:12:07PM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > On Sat, 9 Feb 2008, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > > On Sat, Feb 09, 2008 at 11:54:43AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > just an observation that, even though 53c7xx content has been > > > > officially removed, there are still a few droppings hanging around the > > > > tree: > > > > > > Erm. It's not just a driver, it's also the name of some chips. > > > > > > > $ grep -r 53c7xx * > > > > arch/m68k/Makefile:# without -fno-strength-reduce the 53c7xx.c driver fails ;-( > > > > > > Ask the m68k guys. Obviously, the comment can go away, but maybe they > > > want to remove -fno-strength-reduce now ...? > > > > > > > Documentation/scsi/sym53c8xx_2.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > > > Documentation/scsi/ncr53c8xx.txt:by the 53c7xx and 53c8xx family. > > > > drivers/scsi/zalon.c: * Zalon 53c7xx device driver. > > > > > > Here it's being used as the name of the chip. > > > > > > > drivers/scsi/a4000t.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > > > drivers/scsi/zorro7xx.c: * plus modifications of the 53c7xx.c driver to support the Amiga. > > > > > > This is part of the credit being given to Alan Hourihane. I don't see > > > how you can remove it. > > > > sorry, i wasn't suggesting removing *all* of that, just doing a > > mindless grep and posting the results. whether anyone wants to > > process any of that is their call. > > I was suggesting ways you could turn that mindless grep into a useful > contribution. Whether you want to follow those suggestions is up to > you. ok, point taken. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA Home page: http://crashcourse.ca Fedora Cookbook: http://crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Fedora_Cookbook ======================================================================== ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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