Re: [PATCH net-next] eth: de4x5: remove support for Generic DECchip & DIGITAL EtherWORKS PCI/EISA

[Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>]

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> writes:
> Looks like almost all changes to this driver had been tree-wide
> refactoring since git era begun. There is one commit from Al
> 15 years ago which could potentially be fixing a real bug.
>
> The driver is using virt_to_bus() and is a real magnet for pointless
> cleanups. It seems unlikely to have real users. Let's try to shed
> this maintenance burden.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/dec/de4x5.rst     |  189 -
>  .../device_drivers/ethernet/index.rst         |    1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/mtx1_defconfig              |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/chrp32_defconfig         |    1 -
>  arch/powerpc/configs/ppc6xx_defconfig         |    1 -

Acked-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> (powerpc)

cheers