Re: [PATCH v2 5/7] ibmvscsi: Remove unsupported host config MAD
From: Johannes Thumshirn
Date: Thu Feb 11 2016 - 03:53:36 EST
On Wed, Feb 10, 2016 at 07:32:26PM -0600, Tyrel Datwyler wrote:
> A VIOSRP_HOST_CONFIG_TYPE management datagram (MAD) has existed in
> the code for some time. From what information I've gathered from
> Brian King this was likely implemented on the host side in a SLES 9
> based VIOS, which is no longer supported anywhere. Further, it is
> not defined in PAPR or supported by any AIX based VIOS.
>
> Treating as bit rot and removing the associated host config code.
> The config attribute and its show function are left as not to break
> userspace. The behavior remains the same returning nothing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Tyrel Datwyler <tyreld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Thumshirn <jthumshirn@xxxxxxx>
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