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Date:   Sun, 23 Jul 2023 09:03:49 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To:     Alan Stern <stern@rowland.harvard.edu>
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Subject: Re: Kernel support for wireless USB
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On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 03:29:35PM -0400, Alan Stern wrote:
> Greg:
> 
> To what extent does the kernel still support Wireless USB?  Is it 
> supposed to be completely gone?

It should be completely gone.

> I ask because there's still a bunch of code in the hub.c for it, and the 
> logic doesn't all look right.  Removing it would be easier than trying 
> to fix it.

I didn't do a lot of surgery in removing the wireless code, just dropped
the obvious files and config options, so yes, there might be old stuff
lurking around that can be removed like this.

thanks,

greg k-h