Re: [RFC PATCH] scsi: core: Drop Scsi_Host.default_lock

Bart Van Assche <[email protected]> Wed, 5 Aug 2026 14:47:34 -0700
Newsgroups gmane.linux.scsi
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 8/5/26 6:45 AM, John Garry wrote:
> I do have to question why we maintain support on modern kernels for such 
> obsolete HW. The maintenance burden is not zero, as we see here ...

(+Arnd)

Agreed. From
https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email protected]/:
"ARM: mark RiscPC as deprecated [ ... ] Since there is little hope of
this being maintainable much longer, plan to remove it in early 2025
while it is still expected to mostly work."

Arnd, is removal of Acorn RiscPC still planned? That platform relies on
several SCSI drivers. API changes for the SCSI core, although rare,
would be easier if we wouldn't have to support the Acorn RiscPC anymore.

Thanks,

Bart.