From: Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"linux-ide@vger.kernel.org" <linux-ide@vger.kernel.org>,
David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
Chris Mason <chris.mason@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0
Date: Tue, 24 May 2011 20:42:56 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4DDBFC30.6030201@fusionio.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTi=sYVpvEwShbhC65qfaA0Jt3rEjsQ@mail.gmail.com>
On 2011-05-24 20:37, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, May 24, 2011 at 11:08 AM, Jens Axboe <jaxboe@fusionio.com> wrote:
>>
>> With the 3.0 kernel approaching, now is a great time to get rid of some
>> legacy bagage. And what better part to start with than the old IDE code.
>> Parallel interfaces are so 1990's, we can't be seen with those on a
>> fancy new kernel version.
>
> No.
>
> Guys. Really.
>
> Any version numbering change is *not* an excuse to drop any old stuff,
> or do anything new and exciting.
Boy, you guys sure are humorless. I would've thought the reference to
killing SCSI next would be a good clue.
So we can't kill x86 32-bit either?
--
Jens Axboe
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-05-24 18:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-05-24 18:08 [GIT PULL] Start of removal of legacy parallel interfaces for 3.0 Jens Axboe
2011-05-24 18:29 ` David Miller
2011-05-24 18:37 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-05-24 18:42 ` Jens Axboe [this message]
2011-05-24 19:39 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2011-05-24 21:17 ` Mike Snitzer
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