[PATCH] hostap: Mark the Host AP driver obsolete

[PATCH] hostap: Mark the Host AP driver obsolete

[Jouni Malinen]

This is old code for old hardware and it is not really accurate to claim
this to be maintained anymore. Change the status to "Obsolete" to make
it clearer that minor cleanup and other unnecessary changes from
automated tools is not necessarily beneficial and has larger risk of
breaking something without being quickly noticed due to lack of testing.

In addition, remove the old mailing list that does not work anymore and
point the web-page to a more accurate URL.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
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 MAINTAINERS | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index efd69c76..20de5f9 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -5593,10 +5593,9 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/scsi/hisilicon-sas.txt
 
 HOST AP DRIVER
 M:	Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>
-L:	hostap@shmoo.com (subscribers-only)
 L:	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
-W:	http://hostap.epitest.fi/
-S:	Maintained
+W:	http://w1.fi/hostap-driver.html
+S:	Obsolete
 F:	drivers/net/wireless/intersil/hostap/
 
 HP COMPAQ TC1100 TABLET WMI EXTRAS DRIVER
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1.9.1


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Jouni Malinen                                            PGP id EFC895FA

Re: MAINTAINERS: hostap: Mark the Host AP driver obsolete

[Kalle Valo]

Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> wrote:
> This is old code for old hardware and it is not really accurate to claim
> this to be maintained anymore. Change the status to "Obsolete" to make
> it clearer that minor cleanup and other unnecessary changes from
> automated tools is not necessarily beneficial and has larger risk of
> breaking something without being quickly noticed due to lack of testing.
> 
> In addition, remove the old mailing list that does not work anymore and
> point the web-page to a more accurate URL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi>

Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.

ffd74aca44b7 MAINTAINERS: hostap: Mark the Host AP driver obsolete

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9352117/

Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status
from patchwork:

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches