Re: [2.6 patch] schedule obsolete OSS drivers for removal

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Sun Oct 30 2005 - 08:53:45 EST


On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 09:41:06AM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> On Sunday 30 October 2005 05:51, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >This patch schedules obsolete OSS drivers (with ALSA drivers that
> > support the same hardware) for removal.
> >
> >Scheduling the via82cxxx driver for removal was ACK'ed by Jeff Garzik.
> >
> Isn't this a bit premature? There are quite a few old mobo's with this
> chipset still in use, like my firewall box.
>...

Sounds like a deja vu:
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0507.3/0527.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0507.3/0555.html
http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0507.3/0717.html

;-)

cu
Adrian

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