From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S965243AbVKPEAJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:00:09 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S965242AbVKPEAJ (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:00:09 -0500 Received: from zeniv.linux.org.uk ([195.92.253.2]:14786 "EHLO ZenIV.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965237AbVKPEAG (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Nov 2005 23:00:06 -0500 Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 03:56:50 +0000 From: Al Viro To: Matthew Wilcox Cc: Jeff Garzik , Adrian Bunk , Andrew Morton , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jonathan@buzzard.org.uk, tlinux-users@linux.toshiba-dme.co.jp, Jaroslav Kysela Subject: Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] remove ISA legacy functions Message-ID: <20051116035650.GA27946@ftp.linux.org.uk> References: <20051110182443.514622ed.akpm@osdl.org> <20051111201849.GP5376@stusta.de> <20051111202005.GQ5376@stusta.de> <20051111203601.GR5376@stusta.de> <20051112045216.GY5376@stusta.de> <437578CD.1080501@pobox.com> <20051112051102.GF1658@parisc-linux.org> <43757D5C.8030308@pobox.com> <20051112052918.GG1658@parisc-linux.org> <20051112134820.GG7992@ftp.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20051112134820.GG7992@ftp.linux.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Nov 12, 2005 at 01:48:20PM +0000, Al Viro wrote: > On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 10:29:18PM -0700, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > I think they work fine everywhere. Adrian wants to remove the API they > > use. > > > > I think this is a bad idea. The drivers should be converted. > > They are - I'll send patches later today... NB: never say these words on a Friday night or you'll get a visit from Murphy. Apologies for delay, patches sent.