From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Sergei Shtylyov Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:47:07 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH 08/11] ARM: shmobile: r8a7779: cleanup registration of sh_eth Message-Id: <51E7D5BB.6030305@cogentembedded.com> List-Id: References: <87bo69fqds.wl%kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> In-Reply-To: <87bo69fqds.wl%kuninori.morimoto.gx@renesas.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-sh@vger.kernel.org Hello. On 18-07-2013 3:15, Simon Horman wrote: >>>> No one is using sh_eth on r8a7779 board. >>>> remove it >> This may yet change (depends on information/support from >> Renesas), so this is a bit premature. And there's no r8a7779 board, >> there's Marzen (of the supported now boards). >>>> Signed-off-by: Kuninori Morimoto >>> NAK. >> I've added it not to be removed 2 releases later. Quit creating >> churn please. > Is there any planned usage for this code, in say the next 3 releases? > If not I'm inclined to accept this patch. As its not being exercised it > could easily bit-rot. And it could easily be re-added if it is needed. Replied off-list. WBR, Sergei