From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail.linuxfoundation.org ([140.211.169.12]:59234 "EHLO mail.linuxfoundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751866AbdHDAmS (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Aug 2017 20:42:18 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2017 17:42:15 -0700 From: Greg KH To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: kvalo@codeaurora.org, chunkeey@googlemail.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] wireless: move prism54 out to staging Message-ID: <20170804004215.GA26035@kroah.com> (sfid-20170804_024232_516888_BD3524CE) References: <20170803235937.8604-1-mcgrof@kernel.org> <20170803235937.8604-2-mcgrof@kernel.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20170803235937.8604-2-mcgrof@kernel.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Thu, Aug 03, 2017 at 04:59:36PM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > prism54 is deprecated in favor of the p54pci device driver. Although > only *one soul* had reported issues with it long ago Linux most Linux > distributions these days just disable the device driver given the > conflicts with the PCI IDs of p54pci and the *very* unlikely situation > of folks really need this driver anymore. > > Before trying to due away with prism54 once more stuff it into staging, > which is our hospice for dying drivers. > > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez > --- > MAINTAINERS | 4 ++-- > drivers/net/wireless/intersil/Kconfig | 20 -------------------- > drivers/net/wireless/intersil/Makefile | 1 - > drivers/staging/Kconfig | 2 ++ > drivers/staging/Makefile | 1 + Can I get a TODO file that says it will be deleted in a kernel release or two so don't worry about touching anything in these files? thanks, greg k-h