Re: [RFC can-next] can: remove obsolete PCH CAN driver

[Jacob Kroon <jacob.kroon@gmail.com>]

On 9/24/22 19:44, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> The PCH CAN driver is a driver for a Bosch C_CAN controller IP core which
> is attached to the system via PCI. This code has been introduced in 2011
> by Oki Semiconductors developers to support the Intel Atom E6xx series
> I/O Hub (aka EG20T IOH PCH CAN). Since 2012 the driver only has been
> maintained by the kernel community.
> 
> As there is a well maintained and continously tested C_CAN/D_CAN driver
> which also supports the PCI configuration from the PCH CAN EG20T setup
> this driver became obsolete.
> 
> Cc: Jacob Kroon <jacob.kroon@gmail.com>
> Cc: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de>
> Cc: Dario Binacchi <dariobin@libero.it>
> Cc: Wolfgang Grandegger <wg@grandegger.com>
> Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>
> ---
>   drivers/net/can/Kconfig       |    8 -
>   drivers/net/can/Makefile      |    1 -
>   drivers/net/can/c_can/Kconfig |    3 +-
>   drivers/net/can/pch_can.c     | 1249 ---------------------------------
>   4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1259 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 drivers/net/can/pch_can.c
>

Given that the current PCH driver will lockup on my system I'm all for 
removing it.

Jacob