From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756129AbYBNCZe (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:25:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752092AbYBNCZY (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:25:24 -0500 Received: from main.gmane.org ([80.91.229.2]:40755 "EHLO ciao.gmane.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752083AbYBNCZX (ORCPT ); Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:25:23 -0500 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Bill Davidsen Subject: Driver removals Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:26:26 -0500 Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pool-68-236-140-141.alb.east.verizon.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.8) Gecko/20061105 SeaMonkey/1.0.6 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Just a general thought on removing drivers in general, when a driver is removed because there's a better one, it would be good to have either a message which shows up at "make oldconfig" time, or a file listing the driver(s) which replace it. Half the resistance to removing drivers is finding what is supposed to replace the driver. For instance a list of all the drivers Adrian Bunk has suggested to replace sk98lin, so users have something better than searching the source code and/or LKML archive to find the next thing to try. In general, if a driver works and is being used, until it *needs* attention I see no reason to replace it. I don't agree that "it forces people to try the new driver" is a valid reason, being unmaintained is only a problem if it needs maintenance. I am not going to reopen that topic, I'm simply noting a general opposition to unfunded mandates, and requiring changes to kernel, module and/or rc.local config is just that. -- Bill Davidsen "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot