Re: [RFC 1/3] fbdev: hyperv_fb: Remove hyperv_fb driver

[Prasanna Kumar T S M <ptsm@linux.microsoft.com>]

Hi Thomas,

>>> Is deprecating the driver a mandatory step?
>>>
>> I'm not aware of a mandatory requirement, at least not in the sense
>> of it being documented in Documentation/process like other aspects
>> of the Linux kernel development process. So I would say it's up to
>> the Maintainers for Hyper-V and FBDEV as to whether the Hyper-V
>> FB driver should go through a deprecation phase before being
>> removed.
>>
>> Of course, the purpose of the deprecation phase is to be "nice"
>> to users of the driver by giving them some warning that it is going
>> away. That gives them an opportunity to raise objections, and/or
>> to do any necessary migration to the replacement driver. I suspect
>> there aren't many (or any?) users of Hyper-V FB that can't just move
>> to the Hyper-V DRM driver, but who knows. We might be surprised.
> 
> Let's mark the driver as unmaintained now. There should be a kernel LTS 
> release around December [1], after which hyperv-fb could be removed. 
> Anyone with hard dependencies on hyperv-fb can remain in the LTS for a 
> few more years.

Sure, I will send patch deprecating hyperv_fb driver.

Thanks,
Prasanna