Re: [PATCH] crypto: qce - Replace with stub driver

On Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:41:10 +0200, Eric Biggers <[email protected]> said:
> On Tue, Aug 11, 2026 at 08:42:55AM -0500, Bartosz Golaszewski wrote:
>
>> No, the rationale has never been this. FWIW it can be that it's used for
>> testing of the crypto module on a supported platform and that is already
>> enough of a reason to keep it upstream.
>>
>> As I've said before: we don't just drop maintained drivers from linux.
>
> We definitely do if the drivers are not useful or appropriate for
> inclusion in the kernel, though the policy varies by subsystem.  Even
> just last month an entire filesystem got dropped despite someone wanting
> to maintain it.
>

I suppose you're talking about EFS? A thing that can't even be tested on real
hardware? This is a much more extreme case. Here you have several people
representing the vendor saying they want to keep and maintain it. I'm fine
having my own tree and sending PRs to Herbert if he agrees and you are of
course entirely free to disregard any patches targetting it.

Thanks,
Bartosz