Re: [PATCH net 00/18] Remove a number of ISA and PCMCIA Ethernet drivers

From: Daniel Palmer

Date: Wed Apr 22 2026 - 05:34:57 EST


Hi David,

On Wed, 22 Apr 2026 at 18:13, David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Is marking them EXPERT or BROKEN enough?
> (Or a similar new option.)

I think EXPERT gives the wrong impression that they are difficult to
use and BROKEN makes it seem like they don't work.

NEEDSHOBBIES or LIVINGINTHEPAST ?

Seriously though, I think we should have something to mark stuff in
MAINTAINERS and elsewhere that is in the kernel but only because a few
people are having fun with it.