Re: [PATCH] scsi: target/sbp: remove firewire SBP target driver

From: Bart Van Assche
Date: Tue Jun 16 2020 - 10:09:02 EST


On 2020-06-16 02:42, Finn Thain wrote:
> Martin said, "I'd appreciate a patch to remove it"
>
> And Bart said, "do you want to keep this driver in the kernel tree?"
>
> AFAICT both comments are quite ambiguous. I don't see an actionable
> request, just an expression of interest from people doing their jobs.
>
> Note well: there is no pay check associated with having a MAINTAINERS file
> entry.

Hi Finn,

As far as I know the sbp driver only has had one user ever and that user
is no longer user the sbp driver. So why to keep it in the kernel tree?
Restoring a kernel driver can be easy - the first step is a "git revert".

Thanks,

Bart.