Re: [PATCH net-deletions v2] net: remove unused ATM protocols and legacy ATM device drivers

Maciej W. Rozycki
2026-04-25T10:16:58Z

On Tue, 21 Apr 2026, Jakub Kicinski wrote:

> Removed PCI/SBUS ATM device drivers (drivers/atm/):
> - adummy, atmtcp - software/testing ATM devices
> - eni - Efficient Networks ENI155P (OC-3, ~1995)

I have one of those though sadly it broke a couple years back and doesn't
work anymore.

> - fore200e - FORE Systems 200E PCI/SBUS (OC-3, ~1999)
> - he - ForeRunner HE (OC-3/OC-12, ~2000)
> - idt77105 - IDT 77105 25 Mbps ATM PHY
> - idt77252 - IDT 77252 NICStAR II (OC-3, ~2000)
> - iphase - Interphase ATM PCI (OC-3/DS3/E3)
> - lanai - Efficient Networks Speedstream 3010
> - nicstar - IDT 77201 NICStAR (155/25 Mbps, ~1999)

And I have a number of these, both 77201 and 77211 variants, scattered
across several systems of various architectures in my lab.

> - solos-pci - Traverse Technologies ADSL2+ PCI
> - suni - PMC S/UNI SONET PHY library

Plus a bunch of TURBOchannel ATM interfaces, a couple of LightStream ATM
switches and some Ethernet switches with LANE ports. Never found time to
get this all set up, so I guess I can't complain really to see this stuff
go. Still sad to see the continuous trend to strip Linux of features. :(

Maciej