[PATCH] staging: evict abandoned 68360serial.c driver from 3.4

[PATCH] staging: evict abandoned 68360serial.c driver from 3.4

[Paul Gortmaker]

commit 3a0db7215c88077b61a673215756ec4a0dc0c7a5

    "TTY: serial, move 68360 driver to staging"

did so because the driver had remained broken since 2008.  It also
added this text to the TODO file:

   "If no one steps up to adopt any of these drivers, they will
    be removed in the 3.4 release."

A quick search on the internet doesn't reveal anyone actively
trying to update/fix this driver, so follow through on the above
and remove it from the pending 3.4 release.

Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
---

[ commit 3a0db72 was present in v3.2 in case people were wondering.
  Geert - I know you'd said "uClinux" wrt. 3a0db72, but I left you
  on the CC since the CONFIG_M68360 dependency comes from m68k. ]

 drivers/staging/Kconfig              |    2 -
 drivers/staging/Makefile             |    1 -
 drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c | 2979 ----------------------------------
 drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig       |   16 -
 drivers/staging/serial/Makefile      |    1 -
 drivers/staging/serial/TODO          |    6 -
 6 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3005 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c
 delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig
 delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/Makefile
 delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/TODO

diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
index 97d412d..4c99b4c 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ menuconfig STAGING
 
 if STAGING
 
-source "drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig"
-
 source "drivers/staging/et131x/Kconfig"
 
 source "drivers/staging/slicoss/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
index ffe7d44..74662ce 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # fix for build system bug...
 obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)		+= staging.o
 
-obj-y				+= serial/
 obj-y				+= media/
 obj-$(CONFIG_ET131X)		+= et131x/
 obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)		+= slicoss/
diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c b/drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c
deleted file mode 100644
index daf0b1d..0000000
diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig
deleted file mode 100644
index 9489688..0000000
diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/Makefile b/drivers/staging/serial/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index 37a6a0b..0000000
diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/TODO b/drivers/staging/serial/TODO
deleted file mode 100644
index a19cda8..0000000
-- 
1.7.9.1

Re: [PATCH] staging: evict abandoned 68360serial.c driver from 3.4

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

CC added.
m68k and m68knommu got merged, but Greg still handles the nommu
and coldfire parts.

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 01:07, Paul Gortmaker
<paul.gortmaker@windriver.com> wrote:
> commit 3a0db7215c88077b61a673215756ec4a0dc0c7a5
>
>    "TTY: serial, move 68360 driver to staging"
>
> did so because the driver had remained broken since 2008.  It also
> added this text to the TODO file:
>
>   "If no one steps up to adopt any of these drivers, they will
>    be removed in the 3.4 release."
>
> A quick search on the internet doesn't reveal anyone actively
> trying to update/fix this driver, so follow through on the above
> and remove it from the pending 3.4 release.
>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
> ---
>
> [ commit 3a0db72 was present in v3.2 in case people were wondering.
>  Geert - I know you'd said "uClinux" wrt. 3a0db72, but I left you
>  on the CC since the CONFIG_M68360 dependency comes from m68k. ]
>
>  drivers/staging/Kconfig              |    2 -
>  drivers/staging/Makefile             |    1 -
>  drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c | 2979 ----------------------------------
>  drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig       |   16 -
>  drivers/staging/serial/Makefile      |    1 -
>  drivers/staging/serial/TODO          |    6 -
>  6 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 3005 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/Makefile
>  delete mode 100644 drivers/staging/serial/TODO
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> index 97d412d..4c99b4c 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/staging/Kconfig
> @@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ menuconfig STAGING
>
>  if STAGING
>
> -source "drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig"
> -
>  source "drivers/staging/et131x/Kconfig"
>
>  source "drivers/staging/slicoss/Kconfig"
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/Makefile b/drivers/staging/Makefile
> index ffe7d44..74662ce 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/staging/Makefile
> @@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
>  # fix for build system bug...
>  obj-$(CONFIG_STAGING)          += staging.o
>
> -obj-y                          += serial/
>  obj-y                          += media/
>  obj-$(CONFIG_ET131X)           += et131x/
>  obj-$(CONFIG_SLICOSS)          += slicoss/
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c b/drivers/staging/serial/68360serial.c
> deleted file mode 100644
> index daf0b1d..0000000
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/serial/Kconfig
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 9489688..0000000
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/Makefile b/drivers/staging/serial/Makefile
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 37a6a0b..0000000
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/serial/TODO b/drivers/staging/serial/TODO
> deleted file mode 100644
> index a19cda8..0000000

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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Re: [PATCH] staging: evict abandoned 68360serial.c driver from 3.4

[Greg KH]

On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 07:07:11PM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> commit 3a0db7215c88077b61a673215756ec4a0dc0c7a5
> 
>     "TTY: serial, move 68360 driver to staging"
> 
> did so because the driver had remained broken since 2008.  It also
> added this text to the TODO file:
> 
>    "If no one steps up to adopt any of these drivers, they will
>     be removed in the 3.4 release."
> 
> A quick search on the internet doesn't reveal anyone actively
> trying to update/fix this driver, so follow through on the above
> and remove it from the pending 3.4 release.
> 
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>

Thanks for this, but as I missed the merge window for 3.4, I'll queue it
up for 3.5 just to be safe.

greg k-h

Re: [PATCH] staging: evict abandoned 68360serial.c driver from 3.4

[Paul Gortmaker]

On 12-03-28 11:05 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 07:07:11PM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
>> commit 3a0db7215c88077b61a673215756ec4a0dc0c7a5
>>
>>     "TTY: serial, move 68360 driver to staging"
>>
>> did so because the driver had remained broken since 2008.  It also
>> added this text to the TODO file:
>>
>>    "If no one steps up to adopt any of these drivers, they will
>>     be removed in the 3.4 release."
>>
>> A quick search on the internet doesn't reveal anyone actively
>> trying to update/fix this driver, so follow through on the above
>> and remove it from the pending 3.4 release.
>>
>> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
>> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
>> Cc: Alan Cox <alan@linux.intel.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
> 
> Thanks for this, but as I missed the merge window for 3.4, I'll queue it
> up for 3.5 just to be safe.

Thanks Greg,

I only happened to stumble upon it last night or I would have
sent it earlier. No harm in it sitting there another release.
Feel free to prune the "from 3.4" off the end of the shortlog.

Paul.

> 
> greg k-h