From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-12.1 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,INCLUDES_CR_TRAILER,INCLUDES_PATCH, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLACK autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70F04C433C1 for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 21:18:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36982601FE for ; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 21:18:26 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S233440AbhCWVRx (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:17:53 -0400 Received: from mx2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:47286 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S233461AbhCWVRr (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:17:47 -0400 X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at test-mx.suse.de Received: from relay2.suse.de (unknown [195.135.221.27]) by mx2.suse.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 387FAAF1F; Tue, 23 Mar 2021 21:17:46 +0000 (UTC) From: NeilBrown To: Davidlohr Bueso , axboe@kernel.dk Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:17:40 +1100 Cc: dbueso@suse.de, hch@infradead.org, linux-block@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/block: Goodbye BLK_DEV_UMEM In-Reply-To: <20210323191604.aqibane2w55q4oma@offworld> References: <0d26434e-36e2-58f2-16b4-ef0fa4292c6e@kernel.dk> <20210323190710.101888-1-dave@stgolabs.net> <20210323191604.aqibane2w55q4oma@offworld> Message-ID: <87r1k5d0y3.fsf@notabene.neil.brown.name> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha256; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-block@vger.kernel.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain On Tue, Mar 23 2021, Davidlohr Bueso wrote: > I'm also Ccing Neil, who is one of the authors. Thanks! I have no objection to the removal. The driver served its purpose at the time, but technology has moved on. Add Acked-by: NeilBrown if you like (not necessary). Thanks, NeilBrown > > On Tue, 23 Mar 2021, Bueso wrote: > >>This removes the driver on the premise that it has been unused for a long >>time. This is a better approach compared to changing untestable code nobody >>cares about in the first place. Similarly, the umem.com website now shows a >>mere Godaddy parking add. >> >>Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig >>Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso >>--- >> arch/mips/configs/malta_defconfig | 1 - >> arch/mips/configs/malta_kvm_defconfig | 1 - >> arch/mips/configs/maltaup_xpa_defconfig | 1 - >> drivers/block/Kconfig | 17 - >> drivers/block/Makefile | 1 - >> drivers/block/umem.c | 1130 ----------------------- >> drivers/block/umem.h | 132 --- >> 7 files changed, 1283 deletions(-) >> delete mode 100644 drivers/block/umem.c >> delete mode 100644 drivers/block/umem.h --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQJCBAEBCAAsFiEEG8Yp69OQ2HB7X0l6Oeye3VZigbkFAmBaWvQOHG5laWxiQHN1 c2UuZGUACgkQOeye3VZigbnMAg/8DUvxiFuYbMPHhdwKp7MkiNU11OjJFGSrvt7J YgDXrF/6VbiMiG2eF7e+/+At4Mg1TBOgHoJCQGDBxXL3m8UCjyNvYOxi1ZYiHrEB mDDVYiIXecBq1UGqXft9QXE6TlhoKnX512hoqnvA5fmC92xdeClJof4xtzRuLkRO 4ntTiJQC0xvlmRtTJIEQJJVgeDxAIgVFVy7XJ38a+OoAc5SYbuiyDPnHmCX0GzeY xGBSPCUX1HoT2WmLE6s6nASsasOnzC319SPkFR8rRRjgyuzzJEv+lJIVKdS3VClU yQ8stmsUy5uMgwm7NvVhqJGavKBUaP7NAl+8dKgikAZqeOR4bIuQu8O2pLuz2gH+ z+DeacWf0nvKRPaEFSRV9LpkAzrRvmqP7zV8XTO4OZlLgadBvQtPYTrFESmzjv5C Aw69jJN4n8Y8H/dUfFMx8XO8ncpG/DRQy+6LW/XDE3PjGKtaR/LkdSL8Qn/9TStI q9nUQSeWZM/HI/5NBJSpcfJpI9mWIQp4Ur0ADKb41GbE9Z9mU7byovHGaG64PnMN PE4RYj0nA4MHvDQsLQ0Go0vV+gYHT+j/pPjrzaUtxn8de4US9OlLmc8ji4DeqpBC KdGheMVUozeOPJOsDz0FvpgYz1RDIuv2lzLVHeulF/6YP+0iMfX0m6JF7yS1x2Qh MAWU78M= =gYta -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--