Re: [PATCH 00/21] ARCNET: Defibrillation

From: Marc Kleine-Budde
Date: Fri Apr 24 2015 - 17:14:58 EST


On 04/24/2015 08:47 PM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Fri, 2015-04-24 at 19:20 +0200, Michael Grzeschik wrote:
>> Hi!
>
> Hello.
>
>> This patch series tries to reanimate the ARCNET hardware layer to be
>> somehow readable and maintainable again. It includes a lot of cleanup
>> patches. It also adds some fixes which leads the layer to become usable
>> again. And as a special treatment it adds more features like correct
>> loading and unloading of the com20020 card.
>
> Wow. Good for you, but why? Does anyone still use these?

Yes, there are parts of the industry where "old" machines are
retrofitted with new hardware...and a lot of these machines still talk
ARCNET :)

Marc

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