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Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:29:09 +0000 (GMT) Message-ID: <2cf0c159-5f29-4098-8fb3-47be4eeea37e@linux.ibm.com> Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 16:29:09 +0100 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cxl: Remove driver To: Andrew Donnellan , linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, ukrishn@linux.ibm.com, manoj@linux.ibm.com, clombard@linux.ibm.com, vaibhav@linux.ibm.com References: <20241210072721.157323-1-ajd@linux.ibm.com> <20241210072721.157323-3-ajd@linux.ibm.com> Content-Language: en-US From: Frederic Barrat In-Reply-To: <20241210072721.157323-3-ajd@linux.ibm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-TM-AS-GCONF: 00 X-Proofpoint-GUID: tNZaKKi4QEPnxiSxu1Cz3pgPmbQ_ncPR X-Proofpoint-ORIG-GUID: tNZaKKi4QEPnxiSxu1Cz3pgPmbQ_ncPR X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=baseguard engine=ICAP:2.0.293,Aquarius:18.0.1051,Hydra:6.0.680,FMLib:17.12.62.30 definitions=2024-10-15_01,2024-10-11_01,2024-09-30_01 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=outbound_notspam policy=outbound score=0 adultscore=0 suspectscore=0 spamscore=0 clxscore=1015 priorityscore=1501 lowpriorityscore=0 impostorscore=0 bulkscore=0 mlxscore=0 malwarescore=0 mlxlogscore=999 phishscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=8.19.0-2411120000 definitions=main-2412100115 On 10/12/2024 08:27, Andrew Donnellan wrote: > Remove the cxl driver that provides support for the IBM Coherent > Accelerator Processor Interface. Revert or clean up associated code in > arch/powerpc that is no longer necessary. > > cxl has received minimal maintenance for several years, and is not > supported on the Power10 processor. We aren't aware of any users who are > likely to be using recent kernels. > > Thanks to Mikey Neuling, Ian Munsie, Daniel Axtens, Frederic Barrat, > Christophe Lombard, Philippe Bergheaud, Vaibhav Jain and Alastair > D'Silva for their work on this driver over the years. > > Signed-off-by: Andrew Donnellan With the understanding that it would be merged (at least) one release cycle after https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/list/?series=436003&state=* : Acked-by: Frederic Barrat And many thanks for doing it! Fred