Re: [PATCH] tty: remove the ipwireless driver

[David Sterba]

On Mon, Aug 03, 2026 at 05:19:18PM +0800, Qingfang Deng wrote:
> The last mentions of this driver on local Linux and telco support forums
> date back to 2011. This does not prove that no users remain, but the
> likelihood is too low to justify continuing to carry the driver in the
> kernel.
> 
> The maintainer agreed that the driver should be removed and noted that it
> is simple enough to build as an external module if a user resurfaces [1].
> 
> Remove the driver along with its Kconfig, defconfig, build and MAINTAINERS
> entries.
> 
> [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-serial/20260218152330.GI26902@xxxxxxx/
> 
> Assisted-by: Codex:GPT-5.6
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This is not for stable trees.

> Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: David Sterba <dsterba@xxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: David Sterba <dsterba@xxxxxxxx>